Making Business Districts Work

<p>Unprecedented broad coverage of downtown and community development topics from a practitioner’s viewpoint!<br><br>Making Business Districts Work: Leadership and Management of Downtown Main Street Business District and Community Development Organizations is the essential desk reference for downtown and community business district professionals and board members. It’s also a complete survey of all the skills and information students will need as they emerge from school and begin work in this challenging profession. The book covers nearly all aspects of leading and managing downtown and community development organizations from planning and implementing programs and policies to evaluating successes and failures. Charts tables photographs chapter analyses and Web resources make this vital text even more essential.<br><br>An unprecedented diversity of perspectives makes this book unique with contributions from the United States Canada and Portugal and from small medium and large cities. Case studies provide a sharp focus on events that have something to teach every student and professional in the field. These include a look at how Lower Manhattan dealt with the crisis during and after September 11 2001 how Los Angeles deals with an overwhelming homelessness crisis and the 20-year planning and development of a major revitalization project in Kalamazoo Michigan. In addition Making Business Districts Work covers:</p><ul> <li> downtown/business district managementan essential state-of-the-art overview plus examinations of developing leadership roles vision-driven organizations and the leadership versus management debate<br> </li> <li> organizationstructures governance human resources staffing structure finance and fundraising<br> </li> <li>operationsstrategic planning diversity and advocacy<br> </li> <li> marketing and communicatingwith downtown shopping and electronic applications<br> </li> <li> management of a downtown districtsafety and cleanliness urban design hospitality transportation parking social atmosphere and hiring consultants<br> </li> <li>development secrets for downtown districtseconomic and residential development attracting the right retailers and a solid retail base regional attractions and political considerations<br> </li> <li> international perspectives from Canada and Portugal<br> </li> <li> a look at how the field has evolvedand where it is likely to go in the near future</li> </ul><p>Making Business Districts Work presents step-by-step instructions for performing a host of essential tasks in the business district revitalization field but more than that it clearly shows how America’s most experienced and successful downtown executives handle these responsibilities. Whether you are involved in practice or academia in urban planning public administration social work architecture international studies public policy political science or business administration Making Business Districts Work provides tools skills and insights to help youor your studentssucceed.</p>