{"product_id":"the-city-builders-susan-s-fainstein-9780700611331","title":"The City Builders: Property Development in New York and London, 1980-2000","description":"In the last twenty years, urban centers worldwide have experienced enormous booms and busts as real-estate developers, financial institutions, and public officials first poured resources into physical redevelopment, then watched as the market collapsed before booming again in the 1990s. In this extensively revised edition of her highly regarded \u003ci\u003eThe City Builders\u003c\/i\u003e, Susan Fainstein examines major redevelopment efforts in New York and London to uncover the forces behind these investment cycles and the role that public policy can play in moderating market instability. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFainstein chronicles the progress of three development projects in New York (Times Square, downtown Brooklyn, and Battery Park City) and three in London (King's Cross, Spitalfields, and Docklands). Analyzing the political and economic processes underlying physical changes in these two cities during the last two decades, she uncovers the role played by developers' perceptions and strategies in their interactions with both public policy-makers and property markets. This new edition follows each development effort to the present and places the discussion in a newly strengthened theoretical framework. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn her investigation of the convergence between London and New York during the 1980s and then the divergence that began in the 1990s, Fainstein traces similarities and differences in the effects of globalization, ideology, and institutional structure in each city's experience. This comparative framework also sheds considerable light on the contributing roles of structure and agency in creating final outcomes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFainstein concludes by assessing the impact of \"theme park\" development on the urban fabric and recommending a set of realistic strategies to both redevelop cities and improve the lives of urban residents. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Susan S. Fainstein\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0700611339\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780700611331\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Kansas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/24\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 326\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.08lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.02w x 0.95d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2002 pg. 1467\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2005 pg. 1757","brand":"Susan S. Fainstein","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43925718532351,"sku":"9780700611331","price":32.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_e7c9b92a-c091-4899-bb6f-506ae5a235ce.jpg?v=1681078941","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-city-builders-susan-s-fainstein-9780700611331","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}