Pushing Back the Gates: Neighborhood Perspectives on University-Driven Revitalization in West Philadelphia

Contents

Preface ix Acknowledgments xv 1 Cities and Their Universities: logical Places to search for Hope 1 2 West Philadelphia, the University of Pennsylvania, and the Rough Road to Revival and Cooperation 13 3 Early Returns on Dramatic Efforts to Change: The West Philadelphia Initiatives, 1990–2005 51 4 The Dual nature of Revitalization in the Twenty-First Century 79 5 Comparativeviews of Contemporary University-Driven neighborhood Change 95 6 Conclusion: lessons from West Philadelphia 111 notes 131 Bibliography 153 Index 167 Contents ...