Securing the Spectacular City: The Politics of Revitalization and Homelessness in Downtown Seattle
- ISBN-10
- 0739105698
- ISBN-13
- 9780739105696
- Category
- Architecture
- Pages
- 312
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004
- Publisher
- Lexington Books
- Author
- Timothy A. Gibson
Description
Seattle's project of 'downtown revitalization' is often touted as a civic endeavour that serves the community as a whole. Gibson questions that assumption. He examines the trade-off between the gain produced by redevelopment and the loss of public space.
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