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Shadows of a Sunbelt City : The Environment, Racism, and the Knowledge Economy in Austin /

"Austin, Texas is generally depicted as one of the great urban success stories of the past half century--a place that has grown enormously through 'creative class' strategies that emphasize diversity and environmental consciousness. Eliot Tretter's book reinterprets this familiar...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Tretter, Eliot (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Athens : The University of Georgia Press, [2016]
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Part 1. Forces of growth
  • The making of a globalized Austin : the environment, racism, and the knowledge economy
  • The value of knowledge : the expansion of the University of Texas, urban renewal, and the blackland
  • Bringing in the state : state entrepreneurialism, the university, land development, and the high-technology sector
  • Part 2. Urban transformations
  • Sustaining a higher quality of life : the environment, crime, and the remaking of Austin's downtown
  • Contesting sustainability : "smart growth" and the redevelopment of Austin's east side
  • What is past is prologue : urban governance, comprehensive planning, and political reform
  • Reflections: Outside the shadows.