Shadows of a sunbelt city : the environment, racism, and the knowledge economy in Austin / Eliot M. Tretter.
2016
HT243.U62 A9795 2016eb
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Shadows of a sunbelt city : the environment, racism, and the knowledge economy in Austin / Eliot M. Tretter.
Author
Tretter, Eliot, M., author.
ISBN
9780820344881
9780820344898
9780820349091 (electronic book)
9780820344898
9780820349091 (electronic book)
Published
Athens : The University of Georgia Press, 2016.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (193 pages)
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HT243.U62 A9795 2016eb
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307.7609764/31
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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of 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.
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.