Invisible City: Poverty, Housing, and New Urbanism

by John I. Gilderbloom

Overview

A legendary figure in the realms of public policy and academia, John Gilderbloom is one of the foremost urban-planning researchers of our time, producing groundbreaking studies on housing markets, design, location, regulation, financing, and community building. Now, in Invisible City, he turns his eye to fundamental questions regarding housing for the elderly, the disabled, and the poor. Why is it that some locales can offer affordable, accessible, and attractive housing, while the large majority of cities fail to do so? Invisible City calls for a brave new housing paradigm that makes the needs of marginalized populations visible to policy makers.Drawing on fascinating case studies in Houston, Louisville, and New Orleans, and analyzing census information as well as policy reports, Gilderbloom offers a comprehensive, engaging, and optimistic theory of how housing can be remade with a progressive vision. While many contemporary urban scholars have failed to capture the dynamics of what is happening in our cities, Gilderbloom presents a new vision of shelter as a force that shapes all residents.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780292717107
Publisher:	University of Texas Press
Publication date:	01/15/2008
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	281
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.59(d)

About the Author

John Ingram Gilderbloom is Professor of Urban and Public Affairs in the Graduate Program in Urban and Public Affairs at the University of Louisville. He also directs the University's Center for Sustainable Urban Neighborhoods and was a consultant to the Clinton administration. Gilderbloom has received numerous academic and professional awards, along with congressional and presidential recognition, throughout his twenty-five-year career.

Table of Contents

• Foreword by Neal Peirce
• Acknowledgments
• Chapter 1. Introduction and Overview
• Chapter 2. Economic, Social, and Political Dimensions of the Rental Housing Crisis (with Richard P. Appelbaum and Michael Anthony Campbell)
• Chapter 3. Why Rents Rise (with Zhenfeng Pan, Tom Lehman, Stephen A. Roosa, and Richard P. Appelbaum)
• Chapter 4. Pros and Cons of Rent Control (with Lin Ye)
• Chapter 5. Invisible Jail: Providing Housing and Transportation for the Elderly and Disabled (with Mark S. Rosentraub)
• Chapter 6. HOPE VI: A Dream or Nightmare? (with Michael Brazley and Michael Anthony Campbell)
• Chapter 7. Renewing and Remaking New Orleans (with Richard Layman)
• Chapter 8. University Partnerships to Reclaim and Rebuild Communities
• Chapter 9. Housing Opportunities for Everyone
• Appendix: Why Cities Need Affordable Housing: A Case Study of Houston (Roger Lewis and Steven Hornburg, Housing Strategies for Houston Task Force)
• Notes
• References
• About the Authors
• Author Index
• Subject Index