Title: An In-depth Analysis of Two of the Most Successful Cases of Urban Renewal
Product review: City Making and Urban Governance is most helpful in understanding two of the most succesful cases of urban renewal in the Western Hemisphere, each of which sought somewhat different objectives. I learned most from the presentation on Portland, probably because I knew least about that city. The material on Curitiba on Curitiba is good, especially the final chapters, but suffers a little from the bias of those cited as source materials--who are overwhelmingly from the left-of-center and have an ax to grind.Hugh Schwartz, author of a book on Curitiba, currently preparing a piece, Incorporating Economics into Economic Planning
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