Renewing Cities

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The cities of Lowell and New Bedford in Massachusetts, Jamestown in New York, and McKeesport in Pennsylvania have all undergone years of adversity and decline, their economic bases having been badly damaged by structural changes in the national economy, particularly in the manufacturing sector. In s...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Gittell, Ross J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2014.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Urban renewal > Economic aspects.
Community development, Urban.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > Urban.
Developpement communautaire urbain > États-Unis > Études de cas.
Renovation urbaine > Aspect economique > États-Unis > Études de cas.
Community development, Urban > United States > Case studies.
Urban renewal > Economic aspects > United States > Case studies.
United States.
Case studies.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The cities of Lowell and New Bedford in Massachusetts, Jamestown in New York, and McKeesport in Pennsylvania have all undergone years of adversity and decline, their economic bases having been badly damaged by structural changes in the national economy, particularly in the manufacturing sector. In situations like these, can local development efforts make a difference? Ross Gittell answers in the affirmative. This interdisciplinary work focuses on comparative case studies of the four cities. The book reveals how public, private, and community-based local economic development initiatives affe.
Notas:Cover; Contents.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (252 pages).
ISBN:9781400863099

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