Innovations for transformation : how cities can reinvent themselves for economic success / William B. Rouse.
| Author/creator | Rouse, William B. author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | New York, NY ; Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2025. |
| Copyright Date | ©2025 |
| Description | xi, 162 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Chapter 1 Reinvention Framework -- Introduction -- Framework -- Four Community Ecosystems -- Innovation Timeline -- Overview of Book -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 2 Nature, Climate and Weather -- Introduction -- Natural Assets -- Climate and Weather -- Economic Impacts -- Contrasts -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 3 Nature, Food and Drink -- Introduction -- Nature -- MANNA Food Bank (MANNA, 2024) -- Ecosystem -- Food -- Drink -- Lodging -- Economic Impacts -- Contrasts |
| Contents | Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 4 Architecture and Arts -- Introduction -- Architecture -- Arts -- Forums -- Contrasts -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 5 Health and Sustainability -- Introduction -- Health -- Sustainability -- NOAA and NCEI -- NEMAC -- Summary -- Economic Impacts -- Contrasts -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 6 Transforming Asheville -- Introduction -- Chronology -- Economic Consequences -- Economic Development -- Contrasts -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 7 The Politics of Change -- Introduction -- Nature of Community -- Asheville Politics |
| Contents | Asheville Culture -- Contrasts -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 8 Change Management -- Introduction -- Enterprise Transformation -- Multi-level Ecosystems -- Wicked Problems -- Human-Centered Design -- Community Dialogue -- Leading Change -- Discussion -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 9 Framework Revisited -- Introduction -- Themes Revisited -- Framework Revisited -- Beyond Structural Relationships -- Counter Examples -- Supporting Reinvention -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 10 Asheville Perspectives -- Climate and Weather -- Food and Drink -- Architecture and Art --Health and Sustainability -- Transformation -- Politics. |
| Abstract | This book chronicles how four resort cities (Asheville, Aspen, Key West and Laguna Beach) addressed failing economic situations to reinvent themselves and prosper. The author explores bottom-up reinventions of local community value propositions, often driven by economic forces that require reinvention due to declining or disappearing traditional economic opportunities. The author foregoes broad national policies and focuses on a wide range of citizen groups, local institutions and businesses that coalesce to understand what is happening or has happened to their community. These cities then formulate future aspirations with new value propositions and experiment to determine what works. The investment becomes focused on emergent successes. The book addresses four community ecosystems and a spectrum of contexts-For example, mountains vs. oceans and venues for entertainment vs. thought leadership. These four ecosystems were reinvented creatively to enable great economic and societal successes. In particular, the energy provided by bottom-up innovation was crucial. The information presented in this book is drawn from two sources-First, historical accounts of such initiatives are leveraged. Second, and more substantial are findings synthesized from extensive interviews in Asheville, NC. |
| General note | "A Productivity Press Book" -- Front cover. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | ebook version : 9781040378717 |
| ISBN | 9781041050209 |
| ISBN | 9781041050216 hardcover |
| ISBN | 1041050216 hardcover |
| ISBN | 1041050208 paperback |
| ISBN | electronic publication |
| ISBN | electronic book |
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