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Author Diaz, David R., 1951-

Title Barrio urbanism [electronic resource] : Chicanos, planning, and American cities / David Ralph Diaz.

Imprint New York : Routledge, 2005.

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 Axe ProQuest E-Book  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Description xii, 347 p. : maps.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-332) and index.
Contents Early history of urban locational patterns, 1880-1950 -- Barrio logic and the consolidation of Chicanas/os in the city, 1950-1975 -- Transformation of barrios and the impact of reforms of racist real estate and banking industry practices -- Housing affordability : practical influence of local and federal policies -- Economic development in Chicana/o communities -- Open space, cultural programs and recreational resources -- Redevelopment policy in the barrio -- The history of confrontational urban politics : a reliance on social movements -- Land use conflicts and the politics of environmental justice -- The political and social transformation of California -- The new cities of the Southwest -- The challenge to future political coalitions and the question of land use policy -- Chicanas/os and the urban challenges of the 21st century.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Mexican Americans -- History.
Urban policy -- United States -- History.
City planning -- United States -- History.
Land use, Urban -- United States -- History.
Hispanic American neighborhoods -- History.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 0415945410 (hb : alk. paper)
0415945429 (pb : alk. paper)

 
    
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