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Pushing back the gates : neighborhood perspectives on university-driven revitalization in West Philadelphia / Harley F. Etienne.

Title
Pushing back the gates : neighborhood perspectives on university-driven revitalization in West Philadelphia / Harley F. Etienne.
Author
Etienne, Harley F., 1974-
Publication
Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2012.

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Description
xvii, 170 p.; 22 cm.
Series Statement
Philadelphia voices, Philadelphia visions
Uniform Title
  • Project Muse UPCC books
  • Philadelphia voices, Philadelphia visions.
Subject
  • University of Pennsylvania
  • Community development, Urban > Philadelphia
  • Urban renewal > Philadelphia
  • Community and college > Philadelphia
  • University towns > Philadelphia
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Cities and their universities: logical places to search for hope -- West Philadelphia, the University of Pennsylvania and the rough road to revival and cooperation -- Early returns on dramatic efforts to change: the West Philadelphia initiatives, 1990-2005 -- The dual nature of revitalization in the 21st century -- Comparative views of contemporary university-driven neighborhood improvement -- Conclusion: lessons from West Philadelphia.
ISBN
  • 9781439900680 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 143990068X (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 9781439900703 (e-book)
  • 1439900701 (e-book)
LCCN
^^2011051570
OCLC
748334049
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library