Private property and public power : eminent domain in Philadelphia /

This volume explores the legitimacy of government involvement in private economic actions by presenting a study of property takings. In the first comprehensive study of a city's eminent-domain acquisitions, Debbie Becher explores which properties Philadelphia pursued for private redevelopment a...

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Main Author:	Becher, Deborah Lynn, 1970-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Subjects:	Urban renewal > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > Case studies. Eminent domain > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > Case studies. Homeowners > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > Case studies. Real estate investment > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > Case studies. City planning > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > Case studies. Land use, Urban > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > Case studies. Rénovation urbaine > Pennsylvanie > Philadelphie > Études de cas. Propriétaires-occupants > Pennsylvanie > Philadelphie > Études de cas. Immeubles > Investissements > Pennsylvanie > Philadelphie > Études de cas. Utilisation urbaine du sol > Pennsylvanie > Philadelphie > Études de cas. SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > Urban. City planning Eminent domain Homeowners Land use, Urban Real estate investment Urban renewal Pennsylvania > Philadelphia Sociology & Social History. Social Sciences. Communities - Urban Groups. Electronic books. Case studies
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by Becher, Deborah Lynn, 1970-
Published 2014

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