Resilient downtowns a new approach to revitalizing small- and medium-city downtowns / [electronic resource] :
Michael A. Burayidi.
- New York : Routledge, 2013.
- 1 online resource (viii, 237 p.) : ill.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-228) and index.
ch. 1. Bringing downtowns back to life -- ch. 2. Regional and historical context of the resilient downtowns -- ch. 3. Cultivating downtown living -- ch. 4. Courting new immigrants -- ch. 5. Downtowns as civic and cultural centers -- ch. 6. Historic preservation and heritage tourism -- ch. 7. Designing resilient downtowns -- ch. 8. Economic distress and downtown revitalization -- ch. 9. Downtown alive!