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Chicago and American Urbanism

in The Third City: Chicago and American Urbanism

This chapter discusses the lesson that can be learned by urban redevelopment in Chicago and comments on the alternative scenarios offered in Richard Florida's The Rise of the Creative Class and ... More

This chapter discusses the lesson that can be learned by urban redevelopment in Chicago and comments on the alternative scenarios offered in Richard Florida's The Rise of the Creative Class and Douglas Rae's City: Urbanism and Its End. The analysis of these books reveals that continued relevance of Jane Jacobs and Lewis Mumford as guides to understanding contemporary cities. This chapter evaluates the degree to which Florida and Rae's perspectives represent prescient accounts of future American urbanism.Less

Introduction Liberals, Race, and Jobs in Postwar Philadelphia

in The Problem of Jobs: Liberalism, Race, and Deindustrialization in Philadelphia

This introductory chapter discusses the theme of this book, which is about the jobs problem and liberalism in postwar Philadelphia. It describes the postwar local liberalism in Philadelphia that ... More

This introductory chapter discusses the theme of this book, which is about the jobs problem and liberalism in postwar Philadelphia. It describes the postwar local liberalism in Philadelphia that adapted to the New Deal and the wartime tradition of economic engagement for postwar conditions, and which focused the power of the state on questions of economic structure and employment. The chapter also argues that the loss of manufacturing jobs posed a fundamental quandary not just for Philadelphia but for American urbanism generally.Less

Introduction

Emily Talen

in Neighborhood

This introduction provides a general overview of the book’s main themes. A central argument is that there are basic commonalities about neighborhoods that span historical and global contexts. ... More

This introduction provides a general overview of the book’s main themes. A central argument is that there are basic commonalities about neighborhoods that span historical and global contexts. Following the decline of traditional neighborhood structure starting in the early 20th century, Western planners worked to plan the neighborhood back into existence, and that’s when debates about neighborhoods began: about social mix, serviceability, self-containment, centeredness, and connectivity within and without. The book offers a proposal to move past argumentation in hopes of better defining and operationalizing the “everyday neighborhood.” The proposal leverages what is known about neighborhoods, not only historically and globally, but also after a century of argument about their meaning and form in the modern American city.Less