Following decades of neglect and decline, many US cities have undergone a dramatic renaissance. From New York to Nashville and Pittsburgh to Portland governments have implemented innovative redevelopment strategies to adapt to a globally integrated, post-industrial economy and cope with declining industries, tax bases, and populations - but the urban comeback has been highly uneven. Urban Revitalization integrates academic and policy research with professional knowledge and techniques. Written in an accessible style and with a thoughtful structure, it will provide graduate and upper-level undergraduate students with a comprehensive resource while also serving as a reference for professionals.

Changing Regions, Local Lives; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 The uneven landscapes of urban development in the US; Local Change in a Global Economy; Chapter 3 Urban revitalization in historical perspective; Chapter 4 Urban restructuring, neoliberalism, and the changing landscape of urban revitalization; Chapter 5 Urban politics and development; Section II Strategies, Policies, and Projects; Chapter 6 Reinventing downtown and the urban core; Chapter 7 Revitalizing neighborhoods with affordability and opportunity; Chapter 8 Reconfiguring the suburbs; Chapter 9 Re-envisioning shrinking cities; Chapter 10 Cleaner and greener urban environments; Chapter 11 Rebuilding people-oriented places; Urban Revitalization Methods; Chapter 12 Data sources and community assessment tools; Chapter 13 Field methods; Chapter 14 Public Part Icipation; Looking Forward; Chapter 15 Localism, regionalism, global governance, and beyond;

Carl Grodach is a Senior Lecturer in Urban and Regional Planning at Queensland University of Technology, Australia.,
Renia Ehrenfeucht is Professor of Community and Regional Planning at the University of New Mexico, USA.