Mapping Decline [electronic resource] : St. Louis and the Fate of the American City / Colin Gordon.
- Publication:
- Philadelphia, Pa. : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2014]
- Format/Description:
- Book
1 online resource : 78 color illustrations. - Series:
- Politics and Culture in Modern America
- Contained In:
- De Gruyter University Press Library.
- Status/Location:
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- Other Title:
- De Gruyter Online.
- Subjects:
- African Americans -- Missouri -- Saint Louis -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
Inner cities -- Missouri -- Saint Louis -- History -- 20th century.
Slums -- Missouri -- Saint Louis.
Urban renewal -- Missouri -- Saint Louis. - Language:
- In English.
- Summary:
- Mapping Decline, illustrated with more than 75 full-color maps, traces the ways private real estate restrictions, local planning and zoning, federal housing policies, and urban renewal encouraged "white flight" and urban decline in St. Louis, Missouri.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
Contents
Maps, Figures, and Tables
Preface
Introduction. Our House: The Twentieth Century at 4635 North Market Street
1. Local Politics, Local Power: Governing Greater St. Louis, 1940-2000
2. ''The Steel Ring'': Race and Realty in Greater St. Louis
3. Patchwork Metropolis: Municipal Zoning in Greater St. Louis
4. Fighting Blight: Urban Renewal Policies and Programs, 1945-2188
5. City of Blight: The Limits of Urban Renewal in Greater St. Louis
Conclusion. Our House Revisited: The Twenty-First Century at 4635 North Market Street
Notes
Index - Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed Mar. 21, 2016)
- ISBN:
- 9780812291506
- OCLC:
- 893681592
- Publisher Number:
- 10.9783/9780812291506 doi
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.