د. فرغلى هارون
المدير العـام
 عدد الرسائل : 3278
تاريخ التسجيل : 07/05/2008
 | | موضوع: Privileging Populations in the New Urban Economy and the Future of the Post-Industrial City - thesis 2/3/2010, 2:05 pm | |
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Privileging Populations in the New Urban Economy
and the Future of the Post-Industrial City
By Yeager, Rickie Michael
Master of City and Regional Planning, Ohio State University, 2009
Pages: 170p.
4.07 MB PDF file Abstract:
The New Urban Economy is comprised of and shaped by many social, political and economic forces the dynamics of which are difficult to unpack. What is not difficult observe is that basic means of production are becoming increasingly mobile and that growth sectors in this new economy demand a college educated workforce. In order to adapt and participate in the global economy, Post-industrial cities have tried to attract stocks of human capital back to the City. And in doing so, city administrations have implemented various economic growth and redevelopment strategies that focus limited resources on urban investment projects. Nowhere is this more prevalent than in the City of Cleveland, where revitalization efforts in the city center during were hailed as a ‘renaissance’ of sorts during the 1980s and 1990s. However, despite significant capital investment, much of the city continues to struggle with poverty, unemployment, low educational attainment rates, dilapidated housing and foreclosure. In order to evaluate the degree to which previously implemented strategies have been successful in achieving their objectives, a mixed-method analytical strategy was employed. The overarching research strategy was to combine and synthesize insights from archival research, statistical analysis and geovisualization in order to determine whether growth and development strategies implemented by the City of Cleveland over time had improved socioeconomic conditions in the community. Despite nominal improvements in poverty and educational attainment rates, the study results suggests that tourism, amenity and re-imaging based strategies disproportionately benefit privileged populations living in and outside the City of Cleveland. | |
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