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Lessons From Cities On The Front Line Of Sea Level Rise, Diane Horn
Lessons From Cities On The Front Line Of Sea Level Rise, Diane Horn
October 30, 2015: Beyond Toolkits: Adaptation Strategies and Lessons
No abstract provided.
Corps Efforts On Sea Level Rise In Hampton Roads, Greg Steele
Corps Efforts On Sea Level Rise In Hampton Roads, Greg Steele
October 30, 2015: Beyond Toolkits: Adaptation Strategies and Lessons
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Panel Presentation: Norfolk: Thriving With Water, Norfolk Working Group
Panel Presentation: Norfolk: Thriving With Water, Norfolk Working Group
October 30, 2015: Beyond Toolkits: Adaptation Strategies and Lessons
No abstract provided.
Residential Segregation In Norfolk, Virginia: How The Federal Government Reinforced Racial Division In A Southern City, 1914-1959, Kevin Lang Ringelstein
Residential Segregation In Norfolk, Virginia: How The Federal Government Reinforced Racial Division In A Southern City, 1914-1959, Kevin Lang Ringelstein
History Theses & Dissertations
This thesis examines how Norfolk, Virginia maintained residential segregation between the years 1914, when the city passed its first segregation ordinance, and 1959, when it received the All-America City Award for its massive slum clearance projects. By focusing on federal government initiatives in Norfolk, it shows that Norfolk’s leaders used the federal government’s assistance to map, analyze, and remove the city’s African American slums. Ultimately, it highlights the central role the federal government played in perpetuating residential segregation in Norfolk and how it opened a space for Norfolk’s leaders to act on their prejudice.
This thesis demonstrates that in the …
Removing The Rust: Comparative Post-Industrial Revitalization In Buffalo, Cleveland, And Pittsburgh, Scott Nicholas Duryea
Removing The Rust: Comparative Post-Industrial Revitalization In Buffalo, Cleveland, And Pittsburgh, Scott Nicholas Duryea
Graduate Program in International Studies Theses & Dissertations
This study seeks to understand the differences in post-industrial redevelopment among the cities of Buffalo, Cleveland, and Pittsburgh. Part of the so-called "rust belt," these three cities experienced industrial decline from the 1960s through the 1980s, largely as a result of the economic globalization of heavy industry. Intensive manufacturing and output had come to a screeching halt, unemployment skyrocketed, outmigration ensued, and each metropolitan area faced formidable challenges to convert to service-oriented industries. Over the past twenty years, these cities, and the regions that encompass them, have begun to redevelop, although unevenly. At a glance, the Pittsburgh region appears to …