Pushing Back the Gates

Neighborhood Perspectives on University-Driven Revitalization in West Philadelphia

AvHarley F Etienne

Inbunden, Engelska, 2012

Del i serien Philadelphia Voices, Philadelphia Vision

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A critical study of university-driven development from the neighborhood resident's perspective

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Utgivningsdatum:2012-04-06
Mått:140 x 210 x 18 mm
Vikt:318 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Philadelphia Voices, Philadelphia Vision
Antal sidor:192
Förlag:Temple University Press,U.S.
ISBN:9781439900680

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Harley Etienne is an Assistant Professor, jointly appointed to the City and Regional Planning Program and the School of Public Policy at the Georgia Institute of Technology.

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"[B]y posing a challenge to one of higher education's most revered models of university engagement, Etienne has opened the gates for ongoing study of this mostly unexamined yet critical area of activity."-Academe

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Introduction: "Cities and their Universities: Logical Places to Search for Hope"; I: "West Philadelphia, the University of Pennsylvania, and the Rough Road to Revival and Cooperation"; II: "Making University City: The Prolonged Quest for the Diverse and Integrated University Community"; III: "Early Returns on Dramatic Efforts to Change: The West Philadelphia Initiatives, 990-2005"; IV: "The Dual Nature of Revitalization in the 21st Century"; V: "Comparative Views of Contemporary University-Driven Neighborhood Change"; Conclusion: "Lessons from West Philadelphia".