{"product_id":"strong-towns","title":"Strong Towns: A Bottom-Up Revolution to Rebuild American Prosperity","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA new way forward for sustainable quality of life in cities of all sizes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eStrong Towns: A Bottom-Up Revolution to Build American Prosperity \u003c\/i\u003eis a book of forward-thinking ideas that breaks with modern wisdom to present a new vision of urban development in the United States. Presenting the foundational ideas of the Strong Towns movement he co-founded, Charles Marohn explains why cities of all sizes continue to struggle to meet their basic needs, and reveals the new paradigm that can solve this longstanding problem.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInside, you'll learn why inducing growth and development has been the conventional response to urban financial struggles--and why it just doesn't work. New development and high-risk investing don't generate enough wealth to support itself, and cities continue to struggle. Read this book to find out how cities large and small can focus on bottom-up investments to minimize risk and maximize their ability to strengthen the community financially and improve citizens' quality of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDevelop in-depth knowledge of the underlying logic behind the \"traditional\" search for never-ending urban growth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLearn practical solutions for ameliorating financial struggles through low-risk investment and a grassroots focus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGain insights and tools that can stop the vicious cycle of budget shortfalls and unexpected downturns\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBecome a part of the Strong Towns revolution by shifting the focus away from top-down growth toward rebuilding American prosperity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eStrong Towns\u003c\/i\u003e acknowledges that there is a problem with the American approach to growth and shows community leaders a new way forward. The Strong Towns response is a revolution in how we assemble the places we live.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHARLES L. MAROHN, JR.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the president and co-founder of Strong Towns, a nationally recognized non-profit media organization working to shape the conversation on growth, development, and the future of cities. He has two decades of experience as a land use planner and certified Professional Engineer (PE). Charles was recently named \u003c\/span\u003e\u003csup\u003e#\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e10 on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlanetizen's\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e list of the Top 100 Most Influential Urbanists.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Sometimes, in our depleted and cynical times, one hears 'Well then, what is your genius plan? ' Here it is, finally, with extraordinary force and clarity: a genius plan.\"\u003cb\u003e--ANDRES DUANY, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSuburban Nation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand founder of the Congress for the New Urbanism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Rebuilding our cities, towns, suburbs, and communities won't be easy. But Marohn shows us a way to a better future, driven bottom-up by our many and varied strong towns. Marohn has written the playbook for rebuilding our communities. A must-read for mayors, city builders, urbanists, and all of us who want to live in and create stronger, more vibrant, and inclusive places.\"\u003cb\u003e--RICHARD FLORIDA, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Rise of the Creative Class, The Great Reset\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New Urban Crisis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Charles Marohn brings the same incisive creativity to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eStrong Towns\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethat citizens and city leaders alike must bring to their communities.\"\u003cb\u003e--JANETTE SADIK-KHAN, Bloomberg Associates, former NYC Transportation Commissioner, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eStreet Fight\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Charles's genuine passion, his spot-on observations, and clear insights make the case as to why we need a bottom-up revolution to rebuild American prosperity that will compel us to rethink how to make places more livable, sustainable, and prosperous.\"\u003cb\u003e--MITCHELL J. SILVER, past president of the American Planning Association\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Somewhere between\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSmall is Beautiful\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCities and The Wealth of Nations\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecan be found the gem of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eStrong Towns\u003c\/i\u003e, our current moment's most cogent, practical, and necessary response to the problem of urban economics.\"\u003cb\u003e--JEFF SPECK, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWalkable City\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWalkable City Rules\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A cogent call to rethink our faith in and commitment to unbridled and sprawling growth as the solution to challenges faced by our nation's cities and towns.\"\u003cb\u003e--PATRICE FREY, President and CEO of the National Main Street Center\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54389441102134,"sku":"9781119564812","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/2301\/7526\/files\/imageloader_6670bf8e-d2dd-4fcd-b512-2af566f14577.jpg?v=1786390103","url":"https:\/\/www.summerbeambooks.com\/products\/strong-towns","provider":"Summer Beam Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}