The Great Inversion and the Future of the American City
by Alan Ehrenhalt
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Critic Reviews: 13
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Synopsis
In The Great Inversion and the Future of the American City we travel the nation with Alan Ehrenhalt, one of our leading urbanists, as he explains how America's cities are changing, what makes them succeed or fail, and what this means for our future. Just a couple of decades ago, we took it for granted that inner cities were the preserve of immigrants and the poor, and that suburbs were the chosen destination of those who could afford them. Today, a... more
About Alan Ehrenhalt
Published: April 24, 2012 by Random House
Genre: Political & Social Sciences. Non-fiction. 288 pages
- All Critics: 13
- Positive: 9
- Negative: 4
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Kirkus Reviews | 15 Feb 2012
...he doesn’t examine whether the demographic trends will generate either the financing or the wider employment that Paris and Vienna were able to stimulate in their own unique ways.
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Christian Science Monitor | 23 Apr 2012
And though Ehrenhalt manages to keep his objectivity throughout most of the book, at the very end he reveals himself to be a cockeyed Eur-optimist...
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San Francisco Chronicle | 11 May 2012
That's the strength of the book: Ehrenhalt's sympathies are with movements like new urbanism and smart growth, but these sympathies don't blur his sharp eye for details or the wry clarity of his prose.
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The Washington Times | 27 Jun 2012
...gives scant attention to the possible political outcome of the urban-suburban mix Mr. Ehrenhalt’s research portends...it is well to remember that overpoliticized meddlers in the housing market helped lead to its collapse.
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New Geography | 23 Apr 2012
His “great inversion” thesis isn’t supported by the 2010 Census data, the location of high paying white-collar jobs, or the rise of the Internet as a social and economic force.
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Publishers Weekly | 23 Jan 2012
...a lucid, provocative, and rather hopeful forecast for America’s cities—one that illuminates their enduring appeal.
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Dominion of New York | 22 Apr 2012
To Ehrenhalt’s credit, he does not pass moral judgment on the process. With clear prose that is both informative and entertaining, he objectively states the facts...leaving his readers free to render their own verdict.
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Beyond Chron | 31 May 2012
...Ehrenhalt’s argument appears incontrovertible.... the trends Ehrenhalt chronicles do not bode well for these once iconic communities.
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City Book Review | 14 Jun 2012
This book will be of interest to anyone who has concerns with American cities and their urbanism along with the future of the way we live.
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City Journal | 15 Jun 2012
The ultimate lesson of this report from the urban and suburban front lines is this: in ways that public policy may influence but cannot control, America’s cities, because they’re alive, continue to surprise.
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The Road Before Us | 29 May 2012
I really enjoyed The Great Inversion, and immediately thought of how lessons from this book might apply communities past and present that I have lived in.
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Citiwire.net | 11 May 2012
He makes a strong case for how today’s young adults, in sharp contrast to the choices their parents made, are opting for lively, walkable urban streets with parks, shops, transit and school choices.
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The New York Times | 10 Aug 2012
This argument shadows Ehrenhalt throughout his book. With Kotkin seemingly in mind, he repeatedly qualifies his conclusions.
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