Pittsburgh and the Appalachians : Cultural and Natural Resources in a Postindustrial Age / edited by Joseph L. Scarpaci and Kevin J. Patrick.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Scarpaci, Joseph L., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic history.

Pittsburgh (Pa.)--Economic conditions.

Pittsburgh (Pa.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (279 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Pittsburgh, PA : University of Pittsburgh Press, [2006]

Summary:

The book assesses how Pittsburgh deindustrialization over the past decades has posed both opportunities and challenges for the city and surrounding tri-state area.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

List of Illustrations

Introduction. Pittsburgh and the Appalachians in the New Millennium-Joseph L. Scarpaci

Part I. Twenty-First-Century Pittsburgh

One. Downtown Pittsburgh: Renaissance and Renewal-Edward K. Muller

Two. Pittsburgh as a Concentric Triangle-Kevin J. Patrick

Three. The Steel Valley-Edward K. Muller

Part II. City of Special Places

Four. Joe Magarac and the Spirit of Pittsburgh-Kevin J. Patrick

Five. Pittsburgh's Strip District: From Industry and Warehousing to Ethnic Chic-Joseph L. Scarpaci

Six. Pittsburgh, City of Bridges-Kevin J. Patrick

Seven. Chatham Village: The Enduring Legacy of Collaborative Genius-Christopher Cusack and George Pomeroy

Eight. A Community's Struggle: Little Allegheny West Takes on the Pros-John Canning

Part III. Pittsburgh's Suburbs and Beyond

Nine. Pittsburgh's Suburbs: Hollowing Out the Core-Joseph L. Scarpaci

Ten. Factory Outlet Malls: Prime Outlets at Grove City-James T. Hathaway and James C. Hughes

Part IV. Appalachian Cultural and Natural Resources

Eleven. The Decline of Space and the Ascent of Place: Internet Technology in Appalachia-James Bohland, Anita Puckett, and Jean Plymale

Twelve. Appalachia: Rich in Natural Resources, Poor in HumanOpportunity-Risa Whitson, Lawrence E. Wood, Kurt Fuellhart, and Amy K. Glasmeier

Thirteen. Living on the Fringe: A Geographic Profile of Appalachian Ohio-Geoffrey L. Buckley, Timothy G. Anderson, and Nancy R. Bain

Fourteen. Central Appalachia's Whitewater Recreation Industry-Lizbeth A. Pyle

Fifteen. Going to the Mountains: Deer Hunters in the Allegheny National Forest Region-Deborah Che

Sixteen. American Heritage Rivers: A New Model for Watershed Planning in Appalachia-Richard A. Roth

Part V. Quo Vadis?

Seventeen. Pittsburgh and the Creative Age-Richard Florida.

Eighteen. What Will the New Millennium Bring?-Joseph L. Scarpaci

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780822971047

0822971046