Barrio urbanism [electronic resource] : Chicanos, planning, and American cities / David Ralph Diaz.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Diaz, David R., 1951-
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Routledge, 2005.
Subjects:	Mexican Americans > History. Urban policy > United States > History. City planning > United States > History. Land use, Urban > United States > History. Hispanic American neighborhoods > History.
Online Access:	ProQuest Ebook Central - Academic Complete: 2005 (Ebook Central @ Proquest) EBSCO eBooks: 2005 (EBSCO) eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost) – North America: 2005 (EBSCO)
Variant Title:	Barrio Urbanism: Chicanos, Planning, and American Cities
Format:	Electronic eBook

Contents:

Early history of urban locational patterns, 1880-1950
Barrio logic and the consolidation of Chicanas/os in the city, 1950-1975
Transformation of barrios and the impact of reforms of racist real estate and banking industry practices
Housing affordability : practical influence of local and federal policies
Economic development in Chicana/o communities
Open space, cultural programs and recreational resources
Redevelopment policy in the barrio
The history of confrontational urban politics : a reliance on social movements
Land use conflicts and the politics of environmental justice
The political and social transformation of California
The new cities of the Southwest
The challenge to future political coalitions and the question of land use policy
Chicanas/os and the urban challenges of the 21st century.