Reinventing Your City: Eight Steps To Turn Your City Around

by Kim J. Briesemeister, Christopher J. Brown

Overview

Reinventing Your City is an essential guide for every city leader striving to make their community a better place. Whether you run a small town or big metropolis, creating a successful city takes a proven strategy. Authors Kim Briesemeister and Chris Brown are the Co-Founders of Redevelopment Management Associates, a company that has transformed numerous blighted communities into successful role models for redevelopment. Highly respected leaders in the field, the expert authors have now written a book sharing over six decades worth of insights, along with comprehensive case studies and expert viewpoints from national and international city and business leaders. Designed in a step-by-step structure, each chapter of the book delves into the complexities of city management and team building, government politics, economic development and public-private partnerships. Providing solutions in smart easy-to-follow format, this book will become an essential blueprint for any leader looking to make their city thrive.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940158499494
Publisher:	Urbanite Publishing
Publication date:	03/01/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	202
File size:	10 MB

About the Author

Kim Briesemeister and Chris Brown are highly respected experts in the redevelopment field. Their work has resulted in over $1 billion in private sector investment in their client redevelopment areas. As founders of RMA, a firm specializing in redevelopment, economic development, planning and urban design, P3's, real estate, and business attraction and marketing, they have successfully guided the transformation of numerous cities. Now, they are sharing their combined 50-plus years experience to guide municipal leaders nationwide on their quest to reinvent their own cities.

Editorial Reviews

"Chris and Kim's insightful book should be required reading for every municipal official. Learning how to transform problem areas into assets is a challenge that every city leader faces. Those who succeed, create the right team and follow all the steps detailed in this practical hands on guide."

Mayor, Charleston, South Carolina - Joseph Riley

"Large-scale, transformative redevelopment projects require strong public-private partnerships in order to be successful. The strategies Kim and Chris present in this book, provide city leaders with the critical insights necessary to create the team that will ensure the most impactful deals and partnerships for their city's future. Reinventing your city reveals what the public sector must do to catalyze private investment in their city. "

President & CEO, Related Urban - Kenneth Himmel

"How do you transform a blighted area of your city into a thriving community? In Reinventing Your City, Kim and Chris share their finely honed redevelopment strategies, including their work with Northwood Village in West Palm Beach. I witnessed the reinvention of that community and am grateful for their immense skill set. The next best thing to having Chris and Kim on your team is to carefully study the steps they establish in this book."

Mayor, West Palm Beach, Florida - Jeri Muoio

"Redevelopment can be daunting and requires leadership and commitment from both sides of the table. In Reinventing Your City, Kim and Chris demonstrate how to create a redevelopment atmosphere imbued with predictability, which, all we know, is a precursor to profitability. Having worked with RMA's team, I know first-hand their expertise in creating a business-friendly environment. If you want this critical skill, you must read this book."

Investor - Jeff Greene