Urban Revitalization: Dream or Illusion?
Herbert J. Gans
Thursday, 01 Feb 1979 at 8:00 pm – Gallery, Memorial Union
By profession both an urban planner and sociologist, Herbert J. Gans is well known for his writings on urban and community studies city planning, urban poverty, social planning, popular culture and the mass media. Some of his works include The Urban Villagers, People and Plans, Popular Culture and High Culture, and the forthcoming Deciding What's News: A Study of the CBS Evening News, NBC Nightly News, Newsweek and Time. Aside from his books, Gans has also published many articles in various popular and professional journals. At present, Gans is professor of sociology at Columbia University and senior research associate at the Center for Policy Research in New York City.Gans was born in Cologne, Germany in 1927 and came to America in 1940. He graduated from the University of Chicago in 1947 and received an MA from the same in 1950. He received his PhD from the University of Pennsylvania in 1957.
Part of the National Affairs Series: America's Economic System - Is It Obsolete?.
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