Detroit’s bankruptcy is the most severe example of the financial implications of the movement of wealth to the suburbs. When residents and businesses leave, central cities have a disproportionate share of most regions’ lower-income households. At the same time, many central cities collect less revenue as states cut financial support. So, we are left with the question: can central cities change patterns of economic activity? In Reversing Urban Decline: Why and How Sports, Entertainment, and Culture Turn Cities into Major League Winners, Second Edition author Mark Rosentraub details how central cities facing increasing levels of economic segregation can use new urban areas anchored by sports venues to enhance their financial position.
See What’s New in the Second Edition:
Increased focus on urban revitalization, urban theory, and urban planning Two additional case studies (Denver and Fort Wayne) to give the book a broader appeal and more material to make the book a good fit for urban planning, urban studies, and public policy classes New data based on additional research and follow up on several of the original cases
Rosentraub anchors the book more closely in the center of the debate on urban revitalization, the financial issues facing central cities, and the ways in which public leaders can respond to the economic segregation developing between central cities and their suburban areas. That disparity is reducing the taxes that central cities receive, reducing their ability to provide the services residents need.
Rather than just provide us with a brief escape from our problems, sports and entertainment, with the right leadership, can create opportunities for our cities to reinvent and reinvigorate themselves. Placing sports as one of the central elements to revitalize urban centers, this book uses several case studies to develop a set of rules to help cities plan for the effective use and returns from their investments in sports, entertainment, and cultural centers.
By:
Mark S. Rosentraub
Imprint: Apple Academic Press Inc.
Country of Publication: Canada
Edition: 2nd edition
Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Spine: 28mm
Weight: 703g
ISBN: 9781482206210
ISBN 10: 1482206218
Pages: 413
Publication Date: 29 July 2014
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Primary
,
Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Urban Change, Shrinking Cities, and Strategies for Fiscal Solvency. Planned Development v. Organic Change: Sports, Culture, and New Urban Neighborhoods. Indianapolis, The Broker City: When Imitation is Not Flattering But The Cornerstone of Financial Stress. Revitalization California Style: Two New Core Areas, Unprecedented Guarantees, Shared Risk, and the Politics of Downtown Development Authorities. Redevelopment and Right-Sizing: Lessons From Grand Visions, The Realities of Economic Change, and Competing Private Sector Interests: Cleveland and Detroit. Ensuring Longer Term Success: Downtown Denver and Minneapolis. Columbus, A New Downtown Neighborhood But Too Many Arenas and Teams For A Successful Long-Term Redevelopment Strategy. Phoenix, Glendale, and Last One In Loses – Too Many Downtowns, Too Many Teams, Too Many Facilities, and Too Little Wealth. Redevelopment North of The Border: A Rust Belt City and A Western Boom Town and the Struggle for A Vibrant Downtown. Redevelopment of Smaller Region’s Downtown Areas: Reading and Fort Wayne Deal With Stagnation, Rust Belt Images, and Decentralization With A Focus on Sports, Culture, and Entertainment. Sports, Culture, Entertainment, and Revitalization: Turning Subsidies Into Strategic Investments for Core Cities, Regions, Teams, and the Private Sector.
