Downtown Revitalisation and Delta Blues in Clarksdale, Mississippi Lessons for Small Cities and Towns /

This book is about Clarksdale, a small town in Mississippi, USA, and how the local community has revitalised the long-dilapidated downtown, with the renewal based on the town's intimate association with Blues music and the culture that flows through the Mississippi Delta. John Henshall highligh...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Henshall, John C. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: e-Book
Language:English
Published: Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
Edition:1st ed. 2019.
Subjects:
Human geography.
Sociology, Urban.
Human Geography.
Urban Sociology.
Online Access:Full-text access
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Downtown Decline and Revitalisation: National Trends and Clarksdale's Experience
  • 3 Delta Blues and Culture
  • 4 Clarksdale, the Delta and the Economy
  • 5 Businesses in Downtown Clarksdale
  • 6 Clarksdale and Tourism
  • 7 Creative People in Downtown Revitalisation: The Theory
  • 8 Clarksdale's Champions and Creative People: The Reality
  • 9 Planning for Economic Development and Downtown Revitalisation
  • 10 Community Views on Downtown Revitalisation
  • 11 Clarksdale's Experience in Downtown Revitalisation: An Overview
  • 12 Lessons in Downtown Revitalisation for Small Cities and Towns
  • Appendix: Blues and Cultural-Related Businesses and Features in Clarksdale.

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