Carol Berens

For the last several decades, industry has been leaving the metropolitan centers of America and Europe in search for cheaper or more efficient places to produce goods. The swaths of derelict land and crumbling buildings that are left in its wake challenge architects, planners, politicians and all those who are interested in the vitality of their cities.

The projects in this book show how the three powerful forces --envrionmental concerns, renewed urban cores and historic preservation--work together to redefine the post-industrial city.