Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Introduction. A Twice-Cleared Place -- Chapter 1. The Black Bottom and the Birth of University City -- Chapter 2. West Philadelphia's Great Society -- Chapter 3. Plans on the Ground -- Chapter 4. The Contradictions of Inclusion -- Conclusion -- A Note on Sources -- Notes -- Index -- Acknowledgments
Summary
"This book examines the racial politics embedded in the discourses and practices of innovation-centered economic development. Drawing on both archival research and contemporary ethnography in West Philadelphia's neighborhoods, the book unsettles the consensus that inclusive redevelopment policies have decisively superseded harmful, racist ones in twenty-first century cities. The story of University City illustrates equally the dilemmas and contradictions of liberal urban reform in the 1950s and 60s and the vexing challenge of achieving equitable urban development in the present day"-- Provided by publisher
Analysis
Drexel University
Innovation districts
Philadelphia political history
Presbyterian Hospital
University City
University of Pennsylvania
University of the Sciences
West Philadelphia Corporation
activists
affordable housing
black bottom
community
contemporary urban history
development politics
gentrification
knowledge economy
neighborhood
property
race and redevelopment
real estate
technology
twentieth century history
university-led development
urban renewal
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
Online resource; title from PDF title page (De Gruyter platform, viewed October 24, 2022)
