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Collective Memory and Planning: The Continuing Legacy of Urban Renewal in Asheville, NC
Journal of Planning History
  • J. Rosie Tighe, Cleveland State University
  • Timothy J. Opelt, Appalachian State University
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-1-2014
Abstract

Urban renewal may be the most universally vilified program in planning history, remembered primarily for its destruction of established, central, urban neighborhoods along with the construction of isolated, peripheral, housing projects. This article analyzes how urban renewal unfolded in Asheville, how people perceive the injustices associated with urban renewal, and the legacy that urban renewal programs undertaken by the city of Asheville may have on future planning efforts. By investigating the policy intentions, implementation style, and community participation efforts of the urban renewal projects undertaken during the 1960s and 1970s in the East Riverside neighborhood, this narrative explores how perceived and real missteps during that period continue to affect planners and policy makers today.

DOI
10.1177/1538513214554767
Citation Information
J. Rosie Tighe and Timothy J. Opelt. "Collective Memory and Planning: The Continuing Legacy of Urban Renewal in Asheville, NC" Journal of Planning History (2014)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/j_tighe/3/