Imagining Seattle: Social Values in Urban Governance Contributor(s): Houston, Serin D. (Author) |
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ISBN: 080324875X ISBN-13: 9780803248755 Publisher: University of Nebraska Press OUR PRICE: $42.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2019 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Human Geography - Political Science | Public Policy - City Planning & Urban Development - Social Science | Discrimination & Race Relations |
Dewey: 307.760 |
LCCN: 2018053128 |
Series: Our Sustainable Future |
Physical Information: 0.75" H x 6" W x 9" (1.23 lbs) 276 pages |
Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Urban |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Imagining Seattle dives into some of the most pressing and compelling aspects of contemporary urban governance in the United States. Serin D. Houston uses a case study of Seattle to shed light on how ideas about environmentalism, privilege, oppression, and economic growth have become entwined in contemporary discourse and practice in American cities. Seattle has, by all accounts, been hugely successful in cultivating amenities that attract a creative class. But policies aimed at burnishing Seattle's liberal reputation often unfold in ways that further disadvantage communities of color and the poor, complicating the city's claims to progressive politics. |