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University City history, race, and community in the era of the innovation district

Title
University City [electronic resource] : history, race, and community in the era of the innovation district / Laura Wolf-Powers.
Author
Wolf-Powers, Laura.
Publication
Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2022]

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Description
1 online resource (pages cm)
Summary
"This book examines the racial politics embedded in the discourses and practices of innovation-centered economic development. Drawing on both archival research and contemporary ethnography in West Philadelphia's neighborhoods, the book unsettles the consensus that inclusive redevelopment policies have decisively superseded harmful, racist ones in twenty-first century cities. The story of University City illustrates equally the dilemmas and contradictions of liberal urban reform in the 1950s and 60s and the vexing challenge of achieving equitable urban development in the present day"--
Uniform Title
University City (Online)
Alternative Title
University City (Online)
Subject
  • Urban renewal > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia
  • Economic development > Social aspects > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia
  • Research parks > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia
  • University City (Philadelphia, Pa.)
  • Philadelphia (Pa.) > Race relations
  • West Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Note
  • Includes index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
LCCN
2022007572
OCLC
ssj0002836263
Author
Wolf-Powers, Laura.
Title
University City [electronic resource] : history, race, and community in the era of the innovation district / Laura Wolf-Powers.
Imprint
Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2022]
Edition
1st edition.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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