Pushing Back the Gates
Neighborhood Perspectives on University-Driven Revitalization in West Philadelphia
Published on 6. April 2012
Book
Hardback
192 pages
978-1-4399-0068-0 (ISBN)
Description
A critical study of university-driven development from the neighborhood resident's perspective
Reviews / Votes
"[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."-AcademeMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Philadelphia PA
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 211 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
318 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4399-0068-0 (9781439900680)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
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.
Content
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".