Bootstrap new urbanism : design, race, and redevelopment in Milwaukee /

Joseph Rodriguez critically examines the urban design and revitalization initiatives undertaken by both the government and people of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Bootstrap New Urbanism uncovers a practice with implications for urban history, architectural history, planning history, environmental design, et...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Rodriguez, Joseph A., 1958-
Corporate Author:	Ebook Library
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Lanham : Lexington Books, [2014]
Series:	Comparative urban studies.
Subjects:	ARCHITECTURE / Urban & Land Use Planning. City planning > Wisconsin > Milwaukee > History. Cities and towns > Growth. Community life > Wisconsin > Milwaukee > History. Milwaukee (Wis.) > Ethnic relations. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgements
Maps
Introduction
Socialists and merchants in a thrifty city
Praising and blaming the suburbs
Summerfest and the ethnic festivals
New urbanism, alcohol, and the automobile
New urbanism and community protests
Shopping malls, new urbanism, and bronzeville
Self-help, new urbanism, and crime
Is Milwaukee a conservative city?
Index.