Baltimore Unbound: A Strategy for Regional Renewal [Paperback]

David Rusk (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 1995

In his highly acclaimed book, Cities without Suburbs, former Albuquerque mayor David Rusk explained why regions with wealthy suburbs surrounding a poor central city face continuing economic hardship. Now, in Baltimore Unbound, he applies his ideas in an illuminating study of Baltimore's continuing economic stagnation, offering a frank assessment of its causes and possible solutions.

Placing the study in the context of national urban issues, Rusk reviews similar problems and remedial efforts in other cities.

Published by the Abell Foundation.

Editorial Reviews

Review

When David Rusk speaks, people listen. He is the hottest urban expert in the nation today.

(Theo Lippman, Jr. Baltimore Sun )

"Once again, the noted urban scholar and former Mayor of Albuquerque, New Mexico, David Rusk, has written a diagnostic book on the disparities in the relationships between cities and their suburban counterparts... Baltimore Unbound should be required reading for all state and local officials and essential reading for representatives of the civic community.

(Shirley R. Byron Journal of the American Planning Association )

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press (October 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0801850789
• ISBN-13: 978-0801850783
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #685,765 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars only elastic cities can grow and prosper..., August 20, 2004

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This review is from: Baltimore Unbound: A Strategy for Regional Renewal (Paperback)

Using Baltimore as an example, David Rusk believes cities and suburbs can only salvage themselves if they create metropolitan regional areas that are able to accommodate growth, deconcentrate poverty, and make central cities more economically competitive. Rusk's premise is that cities must become "elastic" in order to manage growth in tandem with the greater region. It is an attempt to use both fiscal and public policy as a tool to relieve the growing racial and economic disparity between the poor cities and the affluent suburbs. In this book Rusk outlines a strategy to help metropolitan regions become elastic and once again regain their competitive advantage. Recommended.