Parks for Profit - Selling Nature in the City
| Author | : Kevin Loughran |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 288 |
| Release | : 2021-11-16 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0231194048 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780231194044 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (044 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Parks for Profit - Selling Nature in the City by : Kevin Loughran
Download or read book Parks for Profit - Selling Nature in the City written by Kevin Loughran and published by . This book was released on 2021-11-16 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kevin Loughran explores the High Line in New York, the Bloomingdale Trail/606 in Chicago, and Buffalo Bayou Park in Houston to offer a critical perspective on the rise of the postindustrial park. He reveals how elites deploy the popularity and seemingly benign nature of parks to achieve their cultural, political, and economic goals.