Shadows of a sunbelt city : the environment, racism, and the knowledge economy in Austin / Eliot M. Tretter.

"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 story by exploring...

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Uniform Title:Geographies of justice and social transformation ; 27.
Main Author: Tretter, Eliot (Author)
Language:English
Published: Athens : The University of Georgia Press, [2016]
Series:Geographies of justice and social transformation ; 27.
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Physical Description:viii, 179 pages ; 23 cm.
Format: Book

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505 0 |a 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. 
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