| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 238 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Series |
Urban life, landscape, and policy |
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Urban life, landscape, and policy.
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| Contents |
Preface -- Introduction -- Embryonic gentrification in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C., 1915-1945 -- Embryonic gentrification in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City, 1915-1945 -- Embryonic gentrification in the Beacon Hill neighborhood of Boston, 1915-1945 -- Early embryonic gentrification, an Atlantic and Gulf Coast phenomenon -- Federal policies to reverse urban decline, 1949-1974 -- The decade of the neighborhood and the "discovery" of gentrification -- Embryonic gentrification and advanced gentrification, 1980-2018 -- Conclusion |
| Summary |
"Offers evidence that the phenomenon of American gentrification has much earlier historical roots than many believe, and argues that a more thorough understanding of this history has implications for how we should think about impoverished communities, "obsolete" structures, and urban neighborhoods going forward."-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 03, 2021) |
| Subject |
Gentrification -- United States -- History -- 20th century
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Urban renewal -- United States -- History -- 20th century
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Gentrification
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Urban renewal
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2020013137 |
| ISBN |
1439920443 |
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9781439920442 |
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