Barrio urbanism : Chicanos, planning, and American cities / / David Ralph Diaz

• Autore: Diaz David R. <1951-, >
• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Routledge, , 2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (360 p. ) : 20 b/w images and 5 tables
• Disciplina: 307.1/16/0896872073
• Soggetto topico: Mexican Americans - History; Urban policy - United States - History; City planning - United States - History; Land use, Urban - United States - History; Hispanic American neighborhoods - History
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-332) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Early history of urban locational patterns, 1880-1950 -- Barrio logic and the consolidation of Chicanas/os in the city, 1950-1975 -- Transformation of barrios and the impact of reforms of racist real estate and banking industry practices -- Housing affordability : practical influence of local and federal policies -- Economic development in Chicana/o communities -- Open space, cultural programs and recreational resources -- Redevelopment policy in the barrio -- The history of confrontational urban politics : a reliance on social movements -- Land use conflicts and the politics of environmental justice -- The political and social transformation of California -- The new cities of the Southwest -- The challenge to future political coalitions and the question of land use policy -- Chicanas/os and the urban challenges of the 21st century.
• Sommario/riassunto: Taking into account the author's consideration of this subject from a planning and urban policy perspective, this book charts the history of the largest ethnic population in America.
• Titolo autorizzato: Barrio urbanism
• ISBN: 1-135-94319-2; 9786610281961; 1-135-94320-6; 1-280-28196-0; 0-203-02096-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910818728103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II