House by House, Block by Block: The Rebirth of America's Urban Neighborhoods

von Hoffman, Alexander

ISBN 10: 0195144376 / ISBN 13: 9780195144376

Published by Oxford University Press, U.S.A., 2003

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: House by House, Block by Block: The Rebirth of America's Urban Neighborhoods
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0195144376
• ISBN 13: 9780195144376
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • TEXTBOOKS
  • EDUCATION
  • HISTORY

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Synopsis

A collection of miraculous stories based on years of research and hundreds of interviews reveals the quiet revolution in American cities that is patching together the work of hundreds of organizations to revitalize the nation's "rust belt."

About the Author

Alexander von Hoffman is a senior research fellow at the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University and he teaches at Harvard's Graduate School of Design. He is the author of Local Attachments: The Making of an American Urban Neighborhood and he has written for publications such as The Boston Globe and The Atlantic Monthly.