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PublisherSTATE University of New York Press

ISBN-100791447928

ISBN-139780791447925

eBay Product ID (ePID)1650884

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Number of Pages220 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameNo Miracles Here : Fighting Urban Decline in Japan and the United States

SubjectPolitical Economy, Public Policy / City Planning & Urban Development, Public Policy / Regional Planning, Sociology / Urban

Publication Year2001

TypeTextbook

AuthorTheodore J. Gilman

Subject AreaPolitical Science, Social Science

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight10.4 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN00-038771

Dewey Edition21

Reviews"...represents the best kind of cross-national comparative work. The parallel stories of Flint and Omuta, punctuated by anecdotes about the personalities and institutions involved and the author's frank assessment of their activities make for interesting reading." -- Steven J. Ericson, author of The Sound of the Whistle: Railroads and the State in Meiji Japan

Grade FromCollege Graduate Student

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal307.3/416/0952

Table Of ContentList of abbreviations Preface A Note on Conventions 1. No Miracles Here: Urban Redevelopment Efforts in Japan and the United States 2. A Tale of Two Cities: Redevelopment Background and Strategy 3. A Tale of Two Theme Parks: The Geobio World-Autoword Comparison 4. Downtown Retail Renewal 5. Industrial Park Surprises 6. Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

SynopsisThis probing comparison of two struggling company towns, one in Japan and one in the United States, offers valuable urban revitalization lessons. The author compares urban revitalization efforts in Flint, Michigan, the declining automobile industry town, and Omuta, Fukuoka Prefecture, home of the largest coal mine in Japan, from the early 1970s through the early 1990s. Striking similarities emerge, both in the way redevelopment policy is made and in policy content. For example, both cities work to create new jobs, attract tourism, and diversify their economic bases. Despite these similarities, there are also differences that help the Japanese do a better job of managing socioeconomic decline. Notably, the Japanese system is better suited to effecting incremental improvements in local socioeconomic conditions, while the American system often takes the big gamble that, if successful, dramatically improves conditions. This gamble, however, can also result in a failure to reverse a city's economic decline. No Miracles Here finds that although Japanese and American cities rarely achieve truly successful revitalization, the Japanese have been more successful at avoiding the pitfalls of bad redevelopment policy., Compares urban revitalization efforts in two cities with failing industrial bases, one in the United States and the other in Japan. This probing comparison of two struggling company towns, one in Japan and one in the United States, offers valuable urban revitalization lessons. The author compares urban revitalization efforts in Flint, Michigan, the declining automobile industry town, and Omuta, Fukuoka Prefecture, home of the largest coal mine in Japan, from the early 1970s through the early 1990s. Striking similarities emerge, both in the way redevelopment policy is made and in policy content. For example, both cities work to create new jobs, attract tourism, and diversify their economic bases. Despite these similarities, there are also differences that help the Japanese do a better job of managing socioeconomic decline. Notably, the Japanese system is better suited to effecting incremental improvements in local socioeconomic conditions, while the American system often takes the big gamble that, if successful, dramatically improves conditions. This gamble, however, can also result in a failure to reverse a city's economic decline. No Miracles Here finds that although Japanese and American cities rarely achieve truly successful revitalization, the Japanese have been more successful at avoiding the pitfalls of bad redevelopment policy., Compares urban revitalization efforts in two cities with failing industrial bases, one in the United States and the other in Japan.

LC Classification NumberHT178.J3G55 2001