After decades of suburban sprawl; job loss; and lack of regional government; Detroit has become a symbol of post-industrial distress and also one of the most complex urban environments in the world. In Revolution Detroit: Strategies for Urban Reinvention; John Gallagher argues that Detroits experience can offer valuable lessons to other cities that are; or will soon be; dealing with the same broken municipal model. A follow-up to his award-winning 2010 work; Reimagining Detroit; this volume looks at Detroits successes and failures in confronting its considerable challenges. It also looks at other ideas for reinvention drawn from the recent history of other cities; including Cleveland; Flint; Richmond; Philadelphia; and Youngstown; as well as overseas cities; including Manchester and Leipzig.This book surveys four key areas: governance; education and crime; economic models; and the repurposing of vacant urban land. Among the topics Gallagher covers are effective new urban governance models developed in Cleveland and Detroit; new education models highlighting low-income-but-high-achievement schools and districts; creative new entrepreneurial business models emerging in Detroit and other post-industrial cities; and examples of successful repurposing of vacant urban land through urban agriculture; restoration of natural landscapes; and the use of art in public places. He concludes with a cautious yet hopeful message that Detroit may prove to be the worlds most important venue for successful urban experimentation and that the reinvention portrayed in the book can be repeated in many cities.Gallaghers extensive traveling and research; along with his long career covering urban redevelopment for the Detroit Free Press; has given him an unmatched perspective on Detroits story. Readers interested in urban studies and recent Detroit history will appreciate this thoughtful assessment of the best practices and obvious errors when it comes to reinventing our cities.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. I was very Disappointed with this one!By Mr T.If you happen to buy this one (Just Know) they dont give you the little lead solo in "Against the Wind" one of my favorite songs. This is my # 1 beef. Picky you say. I have purchased about 15 of the play along series and usually been very happy 4 or 5 ratings. All the other books have harder songs with more solo tab and more pages. This one is only 63 pages being the easiest; mostly acoustic with a lot of repeated 3 or 4 pages G cord C cords tabbed out. Who needs that? So I guess Hal Leonards transcribe editor people decided to take the week off. Sure the songs are easy. Sure its an easy enough solo to figure out but; thats what Im paying them to do! to save me the time.Beef # 2 song choice. Only 4 of my favorite songs so not a good investment. Wish I could trade couple the songs I dont like for "Her Strut" "Fire Down Below."Beef # 3 The (Temo/ Pitch) wouldnt work on this pc; didnt recognize the CD. Im guessing because its an older version. I was able to play load it on my wifes laptop but; that still sucks.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Hal Leonard Play Along Books are The Best!By lazlongI have about a dozen of the Hal Leonard Play Along books; and Ive never been disappointed with any of them. When I want to learn a certain song; the first thing I do is check to see if its available in one of these books. Ive tried using tab and chords that are available online for free; but 99% of the time theyre inaccurate. Id say that Hal Leonard books are accurate about 95% of the time (at least to my ears).The only songs that dont sound entirely accurate to me are the "Fast Track" Music Instruction series; which; of course; are geared to getting people playing; so they arent as complex as the original recordings. Still; they are faithful to the songs; as no one ever questions what Im playing when I play them that way.The "Play Along" feature is also very nice; because it keeps me in rhythm. Its much more fun than using a metronome and standard notation to stay in time. I also put the Play Along songs on my iPod; which plugs into my Fender G-DEC 30 amp.Yes; the Hal Leonard Play Along books are just fine by me.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. WonderfulBy candle97I purchased this for my husband. He thought this was great. He is learning how to play the guitar and wanted some of "his" music!