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1) The hospital
Author
Language
English
Description
"Simple text and photographs introduce young readers to a hospital."--
Author
Publisher
Island Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
As Mayor of Curitiba, Brazil, architect and urbanist Jaime Lerner transformed his city into a global model of sustainability and livability. During more than forty years of innovation in cities, he has learned that changes do not need to be large-scale and expensive to transform -- one block, park, or person can have an outsized effect on life in the surrounding city.
Author
Publisher
Harper & Row
Pub. Date
[1970]
Language
English
Description
"Explores the area just off Chicago's Gold Coast, where live poor whites from Appalachia and the South. Describes the organization of a neighborhood group--JOIN--to fight gouging by landlords and merchants, the atrocities of the welfare system, the callousness of the local hospitals, and especially the brutality and corruption of Chicago police." --
Author
Publisher
Island Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Community development expert Ilana Preuss explains how local leaders can revitalize their downtowns or neighborhood main streets by bringing in and supporting small-scale manufacturing. Small-scale manufacturing businesses help create thriving places, with local business ownership opportunities and well-paying jobs that other business types can't fulfill."--
Author
Publisher
Walter Foster Jr., an imprint of The Quarto Group
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Be the Change! gives you the tools and encouragement needed to be the change you wish to see in the world. From the popular founders of Hello!Lucky stationery, this guidebook offers instruction and guidance to spark creativity and inspire action in your local communities. First learn how to get inspired and how to inspire others, as well as the importance of embracing diverse perspectives and how to handle conflict diplomatically. Then discover how...
Author
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Andrew Manshel portrays, from an insider's perspective, the revitalization of Bryant Park -- New York's town square. Transformed from a seedy, drug-infested symbol of urban decay to the jewel of midtown Manhattan, Bryant Park became a symbol of New York City's rebirth in the 1990s. Manshel's work in Bryant Park demonstrated how public spaces could be safe, and proved that cities could not only be managed, but were vital, interesting and even exciting...
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