Landscapes of power : from Detroit to Disney World /

This study analyzes five different types of American urban communities to demonstrate the manner in which economic and political power have constructed the urban landscape. It uses such examples as Disneyworld and Henry Ford's industrial complex to show how powerful interests have shaped the la...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Zukin, Sharon
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1991.
Temas:
Since 1980
Cities and towns > United States.
Industrial location > United States.
Regional planning > United States.
Villes > États-Unis.
Aménagement du territoire > États-Unis.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Regional Planning.
Cities and towns
Economic history > Regional disparities
Industrial location
Regional planning
Social conditions
Landinrichting.
Landschappen.
Stadsplanning.
Culturele aspecten.
Industriegebieden.
United States > Social conditions > 1980-2020.
United States > Economic conditions > 1981- > Regional disparities.
United States
Verenigde Staten.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Market, place, and landscape
  • "Creative destruction"
  • Urban landscape
  • Steeltown : power and autonomy in Weirton, West Virginia
  • Motown's steeltown : the power of productive labor in Detroit
  • Mill and the mall : power and homogeneity in Westchester County
  • Gentrification, cuisine, and the critical infrastructure : power and centrality downtown
  • Disney World : the power of facade/the facade of power.

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