Pushing back the gates [electronic resource] : neighborhood perspectives on university-driven revitalization in West Philadelphia / Harley F. Etienne.
Material type: TextSeries: Philadelphia voices, philadelphia visions | UPCC book collections on Project MUSEPublication details: Philadelphia : Temple University Press, c2012. 2015)Description: 1 online resource (192 p.)ISBN:- 9781439900703
- 307.1/4160974811 23
- HN80.P5 E85 2012
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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