The politics of place : contentious urban redevelopment in Pittsburgh / Gregory J. Crowley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Crowley, Gregory J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Urban renewal--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--Case studies.

Urban renewal.

Community development--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--Case studies.

Community development.

Neighborhood government--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--Case studies.

Neighborhood government.

Political participation--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--Case studies.

Political participation.

Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

xi, 207 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Pittsburgh : University of Pittsburgh Press, [2005]

Summary:

Using five case studies of redevelopment in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Gregory Crowley addresses important issues in urban redevelopment and provides a framework through which to view future contention.

Contents:

Contentious urban redevelopment : a research perspective

Urban restructuring and the formation of an urban growth coalition, 1920-1947

Contentious politics of neighborhood redevelopment, 1949-1960

Another wave of urban restructuring and governing realignments, 1970-1997

Contentious politics of downtown revitalization, 1997-2000

Contentious urban redevelopment and strong democracy.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-194) and index.

ISBN:

0822958902

OCLC:

60421021