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Publisher
D.C. Preservation League
Pub. Date
1988-
Language
English
Description
The D.C. Preservation reporter later known as the DC Preservation advocate is a quarterly publication of the D.C. Preservation League, informs its readers about events and matters of interest in historic preservation in Washington, D.C.
Author
Publisher
Beacon Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"A meditation on how America protects and overinvests in 'white space' and disinvests, surveils, and stereotypes in 'the Hood'; Cashin calls for abolition of these anti-Black processes and bold new investment to repair poor Black neighborhoods and our broken race relations"--
Author
Publisher
Basic Books, Hachette Book Group
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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Description
"The compelling history of how Latino immigrants revitalized the nation's cities after decades of disinvestment and white flight. Thirty years ago, most people were ready to give up on American cities. We are commonly told that it was a "creative class" of young professionals who revived a moribund urban America in the 1990s and 2000s. But this stunning reversal owes much more to another, far less visible group: Latino and Latina newcomers. Award-winning...
Author
Publisher
Bold Type Books
Pub. Date
©2021.
Language
English
Description
"American higher education is in crisis-- costs continue to climb skyward while public funding is in decline. In response, university administrators have aimed to enrich their campuses and the surrounding areas with amenities to attract students and faculty, especially in urban areas where students can explore cities from the safety of the ivory tower. But what, then, becomes of the communities and cultures surrounding these campuses?... Historian...
Author
Publisher
Island Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Over the past hundred years, the global motto has been "more, more, more" in terms of growth - of population, of the built environment, of human and financial capital, and of all manner of worldly goods. This was the reality as the world population boomed during the 1960s and 1970s. But reality is changing in front of our eyes. Growth is already slowing down, and according to the most sophisticated demographers, the earth's population will begin...
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