Shadows of a sunbelt city : the environment, racism, and the knowledge economy in Austin /
"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...
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Athens :
The University of Georgia Press,
2016.
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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.