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LEADER: 01720cam a22003014a 4500
001 2002007933
003 DLC
005 20041112210618.0
008 020521s2003 mdua b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2002007933
020 $a0801871638 (hardcover : alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
042 $apcc
043 $an-us---
050 00 $aHT167$b.F675 2003
082 00 $a307.3/416/0973$221
100 1 $aFord, Larry,$d1943-
245 10 $aAmerica's new downtowns :$brevitalization or reinvention? /$cLarry R. Ford.
260 $aBaltimore :$bJohns Hopkins University Press,$cc2003.
300 $a340 p. :$bill. ;$c24 cm.
440 0 $aCreating the North American landscape
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [315]-333) and index.
505 0 $aIntroduction: The downtown imperative and the need for comparative studies -- 1. The American downtown: the myth of a golden age -- 2. The evolution of the American downtown, 1850-2 -- 3. The downtown stage: physical site, street morphology, and civic space -- 4. The traditional downtown functions: offices, retailing, hotels and convention centers -- 5. Downtown expands: major attractions, historic districts, residential neighborhoods, and transportation options -- 6. Ranking downtowns: toward a model of spatial organization.
650 0 $aCentral business districts$zUnited States$vCase studies.
650 0 $aUrban renewal$zUnited States$vCase studies.
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/jhu051/2002007933.html
856 41 $3Table of contents$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/jhu051/2002007933.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/jhu051/2002007933.html