![]() | Pushing Back the Gates: Neighborhood Perspectives on University-Driven Revitalization in West Philadelphia Subjects: Community development Urban -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia; Urban renewal -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia; Community and college -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia; University towns -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia; University of Pennsylvania; As college and university administrators expand and develop their urban campuses, they have also become developers--and primary drivers--of neighborhood change. But how do institutions contend with urban real estate needs, revitalization opportunities, and community outreach? And how do the residents benefit? Pushing Back the Gates provides a lively discussion of neighborhood-level perspectives of the dynamic changes brought about by institutions' urban planning efforts. Harley Etienne is an Assistant Professor, jointly appointed to the City and Regional Planning Program and the School of Public Policy at the Georgia Institute of Technology. |
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