Includes bibliographical references and index

Introduction : Downtowns and small city development / Michael A. Burayidi -- Downtown development principles for small cities / Kent Robertson -- The emergence of a competitive core : bifurcation dynamics in Billings, Montana / Mark D. Hardt -- An assessment of downtown revitalization in five small Wisconsin communities / Michael A. Burayidi -- Downtown redevelopment in selected Oregon coastal communities : some lessons from practice / Jennifer R. Klebba ... [et al.] -- A multifaceted approach to downtown revitalization in Brandon, Cananda / William R. Horne -- Re-engaging the public in the art of community place-making / Wendy McClure and Fred A. Hurand -- Towards a typology of urban design problems and solutions for downtown revitalization : some evidence from the Mayor's Institute on City Design / Siddhartha Sen and Matthew J. Bell -- Disaster recovery in a progressive city : Santa Cruz, California / Daniel J. Garr -- Waterfront planning as a strategic incentive to downtown enhancement and livability / Zenia Kotval and John R. Mullin -- Brownfield restoration and waterfront redevelopment in Wisconsin's Fox Valley cities / James R. Simmons -- Managing the growth of retail space : retail market dynamics in Lawrence, Kansas / Kirk McClure -- An evaluation of approaches to downtown economic revitalization / Norman Walzer and Steven Kline -- Does size matter? Successful economic development strategies of small cities / Akhlaque Haque -- Keeping faith : what we know about downtown revitalization in small urban centers / Michael A. Burayidi