Binding: Paperback
Description: An examination of how the (hyper)local is the locus of real change Many of America's downtowns waterfronts and innovation districts have experienced significant revitalization and reinvestment in recent years but concentrated poverty and racial segregation remain persistent across thousands of urban suburban and rural neighborhoods. The coronavirus pandemic magnified this sustained and growing landscape of inequality. Uneven patterns of economic growth and investment require a shift in how communities are governed and managed. This shift must take into account the changing socioeconomic realities of regions and the pressing need to bring inclusive economic growth and prosperity to more people and places. In this context place - based (hyperlocal ) governance structures in the United States and around the globe have been both part of the problem and part of the solution. These organizations range from community land trusts to business improvement districts to neighborhood councils. However very little systematic research has documented the full diversity and evolution of these organizations as part of one interrelated field. Hyperlocal helps fill that gap by describing the challenges and opportunities of place governance. The chapters in Hyperlocal explore both the tensions and benefits associated with governing places in an increasingly fragmented and inequitable economic landscape. Together they explore the potential of place governance to give stakeholders a structure through which to share ideas voice concerns advocate for investments and co - design strategies with others both inside and outside their place. They also discuss how place governance can serve the interests of some stakeholders over others in turn exacerbating wealth - based inequities within and across communities. Finally they highlight innovative financing organizing and ownership models for creating and sustaining more effective and inclusive place governance structures. The authors hope to provoke new thinking among place governance practitioners policymakers private sector leaders urban planners scholars students and philanthropists about how why and for whom place governance matters. The book also provides guidance on how to improve place governance practice to benefit more people and places.
Title: Hyperlocal Place Governance In A Fragmented World
Brand: Rowman & Littlefield
Barcode: 9780815739579
Pages: 284 Pages
Publication Date: 10/25/2022
Category: Urban & Municipal Planning