City of Green Benches

City of Green Benches

Author: Maria Vesperi

Publisher: Cornell University Press

Published: 2018-05-31

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 1501717278

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St. Petersburg, Florida, has become virtually synonymous with retirement and old age. The city of green benches once courted its elderly population; now, however, it seeks to rejuvenate its image, to attract the young through urban revitalization. In this humane and sensitive book, Maria Vesperi, an anthropologist and journalist, looks at the realities of being old and poor in the rapidly changing downtown of St. Petersburg. Vesperi provides a complete and carefully observed picture of the elderly: the conditions of their_ lives, representative social programs created to provide for them, and their interaction with the city around them. The life of the old in St. Petersburg, she notes, is characterized by a profound contradiction between how the elderly see themselves and how they are viewed by the community-a contradiction that speaks of the way cultural stereotypes about aging are transmitted to all older Americans. As a culture, Vesperi maintains, we view the old as an isolated segment of humanity without a living future or even an ongoing present. She seeks to understand the ways in which the old respond to the distorted image that they meet with every day, not only in their relations with individuals but in their dealings with the institutions set up specifically to care for them. Her study of St. Petersburg explores questions that are significant throughout the United States: How did our rigid cultural assumptions about old age develop, and how can we change them? Why do so many gerontologists, public officials, and social workers tacitly subscribe to that misconception? How does it inform the development and operation of public programs for the elderly? Enlivened by the voices of the old people of St. Petersburg and enriched with photographs by Ricardo Ferro, this moving book is important reading for anyone concerned with the life of the elderly in America.


Downtowns

Downtowns

Author: Michael A. Burayidi

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-10-16

Total Pages: 313

ISBN-13: 1134573391

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This collection evaluates the various strategies that different cities have used when attempting to economically revitalize downtown areas.


Walkable City

Walkable City

Author: Jeff Speck

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2013-11-12

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 0865477728

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Presents a plan for American cities that focuses on making downtowns walkable and less attractive to drivers through smart growth and sustainable design


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Publisher: Youguide International BV

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Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13:

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Rebuilding the American City

Rebuilding the American City

Author: David Gamble

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2015-12-22

Total Pages: 265

ISBN-13: 1317631064

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Urban redevelopment in American cities is neither easy nor quick. It takes a delicate alignment of goals, power, leadership and sustained advocacy on the part of many. Rebuilding the American City highlights 15 urban design and planning projects in the U.S. that have been catalysts for their downtowns—yet were implemented during the tumultuous start of the 21st century. The book presents five paradigms for redevelopment and a range of perspectives on the complexities, successes and challenges inherent to rebuilding American cities today. Rebuilding the American City is essential reading for practitioners and students in urban design, planning, and public policy looking for diverse models of urban transformation to create resilient urban cores.


New England

New England

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Publisher: Fodor

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 781

ISBN-13: 1400004535

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Describes major tourist attractions in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont, providing expanded coverage of Hartford, Boston, and Cape Cod.


Goodness Gracious Green

Goodness Gracious Green

Author: Judy Pace Christie

Publisher: Abingdon Press

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 1426700555

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Will Lois Barker put down roots in Green . . . or will small-town life be too tough? The charming and uncertain journalist is delighted with her decision to keep The Green News-Item and excited about the possibility of romance with her good-looking catfish farmer/coach neighbor--and the growth of her fresh faith and friendships. Her second year in Green has scarcely been rung in, though, before Lois is wrung out. The former owners of the paper want it back. The mayor's dog bites her on the face. A series of fires threaten Lois. And while her friends blossom, Lois feels wilted. Although Lois finds fresh hopes turning stale in her second year in Green, in the midst of challenges and lessons, Lois's journey still explodes with possibilities!


Jet

Jet

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Published: 1980-02-07

Total Pages: 64

ISBN-13:

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