Key to the City: How Zoning Shapes Our World

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Price
$28.99  $26.96
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
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Pages
240
Dimensions
6.3 X 9.3 X 1.2 inches | 0.9 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9780393881660

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About the Author
Sara C. Bronin is an architect, attorney, and policymaker, and professor at Cornell University. Born and raised in Houston (the only large city in the U.S. without zoning), she divides her time between Hartford, Connecticut, and Washington, D.C.
Reviews
As America's cities face the acute challenges of unaffordable housing, underutilized land, and declining neighborhood prospects, more city leaders are recognizing that zoning policies are part of the problem but also seeing how zoning reforms can be part of the solution. Sara C. Bronin astutely explains all sides of the dialogue. Better yet, she presents creative pathways to constructive outcomes for urban residents and for city futures.--Henry Cisneros, former secretary of housing and urban development and former mayor of San Antonio, Texas
Zoning laws dictate the shape of cities far more than the designs of any architect. Far too often they have been less a useful tool than a straitjacket, forcing cities to develop according to patterns that no longer make sense. In Key to the City, Sara C. Bronin argues that the solution is not to abolish zoning but to reimagine it, showing us how we can rewrite our zoning codes in the hope of using them to bring about the civilized cities that we deserve.--Paul Goldberger, author of Why Architecture Matters and Joseph Urban Chair in Design and Architecture at The New School
Sara C. Bronin has written a wise, illuminating survey that shows how land use policy rules everything around us. As an expert with a comprehensive grasp on both politics and history, she's the perfect guide to this complicated, controversial subject.--Henry Grabar, author of Paved Paradise and Loeb Fellow at the Harvard Graduate School of Design
Progress in our cities is in the details. Through vibrant examples and compelling illustrations, Sara C. Bronin demystifies zoning laws and reveals how thoughtful urban planning can create thriving, resilient communities and, unfortunately, what happens in our cities when those laws are not in place.--Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, former mayor of Baltimore
[Sara Bronin] is thoughtful and armed with an engaging trove of anecdotes about modern zoning reform. She writes fluently and has important insights.--Edward Glaeser "Wall Street Journal"
Sara Bronin examines zoning with a critical but sympathetic eye ... bring[ing] deep experience to the topic ... and makes a case for using these rules for progressive aims.--David Zipper "Bloomberg"
Ardent and articulate ... Bronin brings to life the impact of zoning on people and places and makes a convincing case for its importance.-- "Kirkus Reviews"
Lively ... [Key to the City] is a brisk, informative overview of America's urban planning woes and wins.-- "Publishers Weekly"