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Supporting Shrinkage : Better Planning and Decision-Making for Legacy Cities.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Johnson, Michael P.
Corporate Author: ProQuest (Firm)
Other Authors: Hollander, Justin B., Kinsey, Eliza W., Chichirau, George R., Burnett, Charla M.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Albany : State University of New York Press, 2021.
Subjects:
City planning.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • List of Tables and Figures
  • Acknowledgments
  • Chapter 1 Planning, Technology, and Shrinking Cities
  • 1.1 Introduction: Policy, Planning Context, and Book Goals
  • 1.2 Shrinking Cities and Distressed Communities
  • Shrinking Cities
  • Race, Ethnicity, Shrinkage, and Distress
  • Social Justice, Equity, and Shrinkage
  • Vacancy and Abandonment
  • 1.3 Sample Cities for This Book
  • 1.4 Policy and Planning Technologies
  • Smart Cities
  • Big Data
  • Planning Support Systems
  • Data Analytics and Decision Science
  • 1.5 The Roadmap for the Book
  • Notes
  • Chapter 2 What Can Data and Technology Do for Shrinking Cities and Distressed Communities?
  • 2.1 Planning Preliminaries
  • Traditional Rationalists
  • Corbusian Modernists
  • Incrementalists
  • Neo-Traditionalists/New Urbanists
  • "Just City" Proponents
  • Communicative/Collaborative Paradigm
  • Contemporary Trends
  • Where do Data, Models, and Technology Come in?
  • 2.2 The Glass Is Half-Full: How Data and Technologies Can Support Sustainable and Equitable Urban Planning
  • Quality of Life
  • Technology-Enhanced Community Engagement
  • Web-Supported Democratic Participation
  • Analytics and Decision Modeling
  • Civic Games and Simulations
  • Social Media
  • Geographic Information Systems, Participatory GIS, and Extensions
  • Community-Based Research and Technology Design
  • Community-Engaged Operations Research and Community Data Analytics
  • Geodesign
  • New Models for Researcher-Community Collaborations
  • 2.3 The Glass Is Half-Empty: Limits to the Benefits of Data and Technologies in Urban Areas
  • Political Disengagement, Social Isolation, and Unequal Technology Access of Minority and Underserved Communities
  • Lack of Recognition of Privilege, Inequity, and Community Exclusion in Planning Support Technologies
  • Lack of Trust
  • Unclear Beneficiaries of Big Data and Smart Cities
  • Third Spaces Are Not Available to All
  • Excessive Costs
  • Limited Resources and Technical Capacity
  • 2.4 Can Data and Technology Do More Good than Harm for Shrinking Cities and Distressed Communities?
  • Chapter 3 Three Shrinking Cities: History, Practice, Data, and Technology
  • 3.1 Rationale for Selecting Cities
  • Themes of Sample Cities
  • 3.2 Flint
  • Demographics and Continuing Shrinkage in Flint
  • Shrinkage Responses and Policy
  • Assessment
  • 3.3 Baltimore
  • Demographics in Baltimore
  • Housing Segregation in Baltimore
  • Policy Responses
  • Development Revitalization and Relocation
  • Urban Greening and Sustainability Efforts
  • Comprehensive Strategies
  • Challenges and Critiques of Baltimore's Abandoned Housing Strategy
  • Assessment
  • 3.4 Fall River
  • A History of Fall River's Rise and Fall
  • What the Numbers Tell Us
  • Policy Responses
  • Assessment
  • 3.5 Across Three Shrinking Cities: What Can We Learn?
  • Notes