Power at ground zero : politics, money, and the remaking of lower Manhattan /

"The destruction of the World Trade Center complex on 9/11 set in motion a chain of events that fundamentally transformed both the United States and the wider world. War has raged in the Middle East for a decade and a half, and Americans have become accustomed to surveillance, enhanced security...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sagalyn, Lynne B. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Temas:
2000-2099
September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001.
City planning > New York (State)
Land use, Urban > New York (State)
Public buildings > New York (State) > Design and construction.
Economic assistance > New York (State) > New York.
Attentats du 11 septembre 2001, États-Unis.
Utilisation urbaine du sol > New York (État)
Aide économique > New York (État) > New York.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > Urban.
ARCHITECTURE > Urban & Land Use Planning.
ARCHITECTURE > General.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
City planning
Economic assistance
Land use, Urban
Public buildings > Design and construction
Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) > History > 21st century.
New York (State)
New York (State) > New York
New York (State) > New York > Manhattan
History
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • COVER; POWER AT GROUND ZERO: POLITICS, MONEY, AND THE REMAKING OF LOWER MANHATTAN ; COPYRIGHT ; DEDICATION ; CONTENTS ; PROLOGUE; INSERTS; POWER AT GROUND ZERO.
  • PART I: PREDICATE TOACTION CHAPTER 1: Compelling Civic Mandates; ASSURING GLOBAL POSITION ; ASSERTING RESILIENCE ; REPAIRING THE FISCAL FALLOUT ; A SITE WITH HISTORY.
  • THE ARC OF REBUILDING CHAPTER 2: Clashing Private Ambitions; CAPTURING THE "PRIZE OF ALL PRIZES"; UNLOCKING AN AGGRESSIVE AGENDA ; FALLING OUT OF ALIGNMENT; A DYSFUNCTIONAL DOCUMENT ; CHAPTER 3: Commanding Political Opportunities.
  • THE STATE TAKES CHARGE WOUNDED POWER; RIVALS IN OPPORTUNITY; CHAPTER 4: Purse Power; MONEY FROM WASHINGTON ; TWO STATES IN THE BOARD ROOM; "PART EVENT, PART SYMBOL, AND ALL REAL ESTATE."
  • PART II: TANGLED START(2001-2004) CHAPTER 5: "It's Our City"; HIVES OF ACTIVITY; WHAT ABOUT A SWAP? ; CONTENTION AHEAD; CHAPTER 6: "It's Our Site"; UNDERGROUND CONTROL; BUYOUTS AND PAYOUTS; NOT SO FAST; CHAPTER 7: Who's in Charge?; A FAILED BEGINNING.

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