Pushing Back the Gates: Neighborhood Perspectives on University-Driven Revitalization in West Philadelphia

ISBN-13: 9781439900697 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 192 str.

Harley F. Etienne

Opis

As college and university administrators expand and develop their urban campuses, they have also become developers of neighborhoods and primary drivers of change. But how do institutions contend with urban real estate needs, revitalization opportunities, and community outreach? And how do the residents benefit? "Pushing Back the Gates" provides a lively discussion of neighborhood-level perspectives of the dynamic changes brought about by institutions' urban planning efforts.In the series "Philadelphia Voices, Philadelphia Visions, "edited by David W. Bartelt"