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Record Nr.

UNINA9910974735303321

Autore

Gilderbloom John Ingram

Titolo

Promise and betrayal : universities and the battle for sustainable urban neighborhoods / / John I. Gilderbloom and R. L. Mullins ; foreword by Henry Cisneros

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2005

ISBN

9780791483114

0791483118

9781423748724

1423748727

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (253 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MullinsR. L <1955-> (Robert Lee)

Disciplina

307.1/416/0973

Soggetti

Community and college - United States

Community development, Urban - United States

Universities and colleges - United States - Public services

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-215) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Promise of university community partners -- Universities providing human services -- Universities helping rebuild neighborhoods -- Urban revitalization partnerships : perceptions of the university's role -- The urban university in the community : the role of boards and presidents -- A model for university-community partnerships -- Betrayal by the universities.

Sommario/riassunto

Argues that universities can help revitalize poor neighborhoods.