Idea City: How to Make Boston More Livable, Equitable, and Resilient

ISBN 10: 1625347235 / ISBN 13: 9781625347237

Published by University of Massachusetts Press, 2023

Seller Inventory # 401294997

Synopsis:

Racial strife, increased social and economic discrimination, amplified political friction, and growing uncertainty around the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change have laid bare many inequalities within the city of Boston. How will these disruptions and inequities influence the city’s future, especially as Boston celebrates its quadricentennial in 2030?

This collection of original essays addresses the many challenges Boston contends with in the twenty-first century and considers ways to improve the city for everyone. Presenting a range of perspectives written by area experts—academics, reflective practitioners, and policymakers—these essays tackle issues of resiliency, mobility, affordable housing, health outcomes, social equity, economic equality, zoning, regionalism, and more. Reflecting the diversity of the city and the challenges and opportunities Boston currently faces, Idea City will help readers think differently about their own areas of expertise and draw conclusions from urban regeneration work in other fields.

About the Author:

DAVID GAMBLE is principal of Gamble Associates and has taught at the Department of Urban Planning and Design at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, Syracuse University, and Northeastern University. He is coauthor of Rebuilding the American City: Design and Strategy for the 21st Century Urban Core.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Idea City: How to Make Boston More Livable, ...
Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
Publication Date: 2023
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New