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Shadows of a sunbelt city : the environment, racism, and the knowledge economy in Austin
- Title
- Shadows of a sunbelt city : the environment, racism, and the knowledge economy in Austin / Eliot M. Tretter.
- Author
- Tretter, Eliot
- Publication
- Athens : The University of Georgia Press, [2016]
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Details
- Description
- viii, 179 pages : illustrations, maps; 23 cm
- Summary
- "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 the racial and environmental underpinnings of the postindustrial knowledge economy. He is particularly attentive to the role of the University of Texas (often working with federal, municipal, and private-sector partners), and the book will join a growing critical literature about how universities shape urban environments"--Provided by publisher.
- Series Statement
- Geographies of justice and social transformation ; 27
- Uniform Title
- Geographies of justice and social transformation ; 27.
- Subjects
- Knowledge economy
- Racism
- City planning
- Universities and colleges > Social aspects
- Urban ecology (Sociology)
- Universities and colleges > Environmental aspects
- Austin (Tex.) > Economic conditions
- Race relations
- Knowledge economy > Texas > Austin
- University of Texas at Austin
- Austin (Tex.) > Race relations
- Texas > Austin
- Ecology
- Austin (Tex.) > Environmental conditions
- Racism > Texas > Austin
- Economic history
- City planning > Texas > Austin
- Universities and colleges > Social aspects > Texas > Austin
- Urban ecology (Sociology) > Texas > Austin
- Universities and colleges > Environmental aspects > Texas > Austin
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- 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.
- Call Number
- Sc E 16-388
- ISBN
- 9780820344881
- 0820344885
- 9780820344898
- 0820344893
- 9780820349091 (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2015023654
- OCLC
- 922631056
- Author
- Tretter, Eliot, author.
- Title
- Shadows of a sunbelt city : the environment, racism, and the knowledge economy in Austin / Eliot M. Tretter.
- Publisher
- Athens : The University of Georgia Press, [2016]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Geographies of justice and social transformation ; 27Geographies of justice and social transformation ; 27.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Research Call Number
- Sc E 16-388