Citizen City focuses on the incredible potential of cross-sector partnerships among private developers, non-profits and various levels of government in attempting to harness a portion of the wealth created in the real estate development process to achieve socially valuable urban planning goals: meeting the needs of the community's most vulnerable members, providing affordable housing, and creating community amenities to promote a vibrant urban culture. The book highlights the success and failures of such partnerships with 11 Vancouver case studies.
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Citizen City focuses on the incredible potential of cross-sector partnerships among private developers, non-profits and various levels of government in attempting to harness a portion of the wealth created in the real estate development process to achieve socially valuable urban planning goals: meeting the needs of the community's most vulnerable members, providing affordable housing, and creating community amenities to promote a vibrant urban culture. The book highlights the success and failures of such partnerships with 11 Vancouver case studies.