• September 12 : community and neighborhood recovery at ground zero
  • [NT 42944] Record Type: [NT 8598] Electronic resources : [NT 40817] monographic
    [NT 47348] Title Information: community and neighborhood recovery at ground zero
    [NT 47261] Author: SmithsimonGregory,
    [NT 47356] Secondary Intellectual Responsibility: Project Muse
    [NT 47351] Place of Publication: New York
    [NT 47263] Published: New York University Press;
    [NT 47352] Year of Publication: c2011
    [NT 47264] Description: 1 online resource (viii, 285 p.)ill., maps. :
    [NT 47266] Subject: Buildings - Repair and reconstruction - New York (State) -
    [NT 47266] Subject: September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 - Economic aspects - New York (State) -
    [NT 47266] Subject: Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) - Economic conditions -
    [NT 47266] Subject: Battery Park City (New York, N.Y.) -
    [NT 51458] Online resource: http://muse.jhu.edu/books/9780814771129/
    [NT 47265] Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-278) and index
    [NT 51398] Summary: "The collapse of the World Trade Center shattered windows across thestreet in Battery Park City, throwing the neighborhood into darkness and smothering homes in debris. Residents fled. In the months and years after they returned, they worked to restore their community. Until September 11, Battery Park City had been a secluded, wealthy enclave just west Wall Street, one with all the opulenceof the surrounding corporateheadquarters yet with a gated, suburban feel. After the towers fell itbeclme the most visible neighborhood in New York. This ethnography of an elite planned community nearthe heart of New York City's financial district examines both the struggles and shortcomings of oneof the city's wealthiest neighborhoods. In doing so, September 12 discovers the vibrant exclusivitythat makes Battery Park City an unmatched place to live for the few who can gain entry. Focusing onboth the global forces that shape local landscapes and the exclusion that segregates American urbandevelopment, Smithsimon shows the tensions at work as the neighborhood's residents mobilized to influence reconstruction plans. September 12 reveals previously unseen conflicts over the redevelopmentof Lower Manhattan, providing a new understanding of the ongoing, reciprocal relationship between social conflicts and the spaces they both inhabit and create"--Provided by publisher
    [NT 50961] ISBN: 9780814771129electronic bk.
    [NT 50961] ISBN: 0814771122electronic bk.
    [NT 50961] ISBN: 9780814740842hbk.
    [NT 50961] ISBN: 0814740847hbk.
    [NT 50961] ISBN: 9780814740859pbk.
    [NT 50961] ISBN: 0814740855pbk.
    [NT 50961] ISBN: 9780814786710
    [NT 50961] ISBN: 0814786715
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