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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Etienne, Harley F., 1974-

Series:

Philadelphia voices, Philadelphia visions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Community development, Urban--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Community development, Urban.

Urban renewal--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Urban renewal.

Community and college--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Community and college.

University towns--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

University towns.

University of Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Physical Description:

xvii, 170 pages ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2012.

Summary:

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.

Harley Etienne outlines the rationale for university-driven development and neighborhood revitalization balanced by caution for the limitations of the model. He provides a summary of the University of Pennsylvania's West Philadelphia Initiatives and the challenges and successes of this unique plan. Etienne also examines the implementation of similar efforts at different universities around the country.

Pushing Back the Gates speaks to communities, university leaders, and urban developers who navigate the boundary between neighborhood revitalization through physical development and investments in local communities and human capital. Book jacket.

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781439900680

143990068X

9781439900703

1439900701

OCLC:

748334049