TY - BOOK AU - Burayidi TI - Resilient downtowns: a new approach to revitalizing small- and medium- city downtowns SN - 9780415827669 U1 - 307.3416 PY - 2013/// CY - Oxon PB - Taylor & Francis KW - Urban renewal KW - Sociology of environment KW - Environmental planning N1 - Chapter 1: Bringing downtowns back to life. Chapter 2: Regional and historical context of the resilient downtowns. Chapter 3: Cultivating downtown living. Chapter 4: Courting new immigrants. Chapter 5: Downtowns as civic and cultural centers. Chapter 6: Historic preservation and heritage tourism. Chapter 7: Designing resilient downtowns. Chapter 8: Economic distress and downtown revitalization. Chapter 9: Downtown alive! ER -