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xix, 333 pages : illustrations, maps (black and white) ; 23 cm. |
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Urban life, landscape, and policy |
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Urban life, landscape, and policy.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [257]-314) and index. |
| Contents |
Part I: Introduction: Downtown Politics after World War II. Chapter 1: St. Louis, Stan "The Man" Musial, and the Politics of Destruction -- Chapter 2: Arthur Rubloff and the Grinding Politics of Renewal in Chicago, 1947-1986 -- Chapter 3: William L. Rafsky and the Greater Philadelphia Movement, 1951-1985 -- Chapter 4: Albert E. Cobo's Detroit, Ernest J. Bohn's Cleveland, and Expressway Politics -- Part II: Refashioning the American City, 1970-2000. Chapter 5: George V. Voinovich and the Pursuit of Business in Cleveland -- Chapter 6: Coleman Young and Gambling on Detroit -- Chapter 7: Florence Scala, Mel Ravitz, and the People Left Behind in Five U.S. Cities -- Part III: Downtown's Continuing Allure, 2000-2020. Chapter 8: Richard M. Daley and Chicago's Thriving Downtown -- Chapter 9: Big-City Hospitals: From Urban Renewal to the Next Growth Machine -- Chapter 10: "Gilbertville," "Ilitchville," and the Redevelopment of Detroit. |
| Summary |
"This book looks at the politics of downtown business promotion as an urban renewal strategy from the end of World War II to the present, with a focus on five case cities: Philadelphia, Chicago, Detroit, St. Louis, and Cleveland"-- Provided by publisher. |
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Urban renewal -- United States -- History -- Case studies.
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Urban policy -- United States -- Case studies.
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Central business districts -- United States -- History -- Case studies.
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Industrial promotion -- United States -- Case studies.
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Shrinking cities -- Political aspects -- United States.
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Central business districts (OCoLC)fst00850699
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Industrial promotion (OCoLC)fst00971549
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Urban policy (OCoLC)fst01162489
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Urban renewal (OCoLC)fst01162536
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United States (OCoLC)fst01204155
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Case studies (OCoLC)fst01423765
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History (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Case studies.
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| Added Author |
Rose, Mark H., 1942- author.
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Politics of downtown renewal since nineteen-fourty-five |
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Politics of downtown renewal since 1945 |
| ISBN |
9781439920817 hardcover |
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1439920818 hardcover |
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9781439920824 paperback |
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1439920826 paperback |
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