Public space design as class warfare: Urban design, the 'right to the city' and the production of Clinton Square, Syracuse, NY

GeoJournal

Volumn 58, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 149-158

  Van Deusen Jr , R ^a,b  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (France)

Author keywords

Economic development; Gentrification; Historic preservation; Public space; Urban design

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

REDEVELOPMENT PROCESSES;

URBAN PLANNING;

GENTRIFICATION; PLANNING PROCESS; PUBLIC SPACE; URBAN DESIGN; URBAN PLANNING; URBAN POLITICS;

NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; SYRACUSE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1642294813     PISSN: 03432521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/b:gejo.0000010834.17907.5e     Document Type: Article

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