Walkable Cities : Revitalization, Vibrancy, and Sustainable Consumption

Intro -- Contents -- List of Figures -- ist of Tables -- Abbreviations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Commercial Urbanism -- Introduction -- Urban Centers and Commerce -- Return to the Center and Urban Revitalization -- Myths of Commercial Revitalization -- What?-The Problem Is an I...
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Intro -- Contents -- List of Figures -- ist of Tables -- Abbreviations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Commercial Urbanism -- Introduction -- Urban Centers and Commerce -- Return to the Center and Urban Revitalization -- Myths of Commercial Revitalization -- What?-The Problem Is an Increase in Competition -- Reality check: It is also the lack of entrepreneurship and not only the increased competition -- Where?-The New Developments in the Outskirts of Cities Are the Problem -- Reality check: It is also the decline of the center and not only the attractiveness of the periphery -- Who?-The Others Are Responsible for the Problem -- Reality check: Others include also the independent retailers and not only the lobby of the big investors and elected officials -- Why?-The Problem Stems from the Lack of Public Intervention -- Reality check: It is also the inactivity of some merchants and their associative structures at local and national levels and not only the inability of the public authorities -- How?-The Problem Is Solved through the Treatment of Public Spaces -- Reality check: The organizational and management approaches are as important as the public space approach -- When?-The Problem Is Solved by a Short-Term Intervention -- Reality check: The intervention must be prolonged in time -- Best Practices in the Revitalization of Urban Centers -- A Culture of Entrepreneurship -- A Central and Multifunctional Location -- An Updated Knowledge of the Market -- Collaborations and Partnerships -- A Physical and Organizational Approach -- A Continued and Regularly Monitored Intervention -- Conclusion -- Part I. Ibero-America -- Chapter 2 Placemaking -- Introduction -- Iberian Medium-Size Cities -- Analytical Mechanism -- Commercial Urbanism -- Slow City and Sustainability -- Walkability-Pedestrian Precincts -- Iberian Cities. Ausführliche Beschreibung