Clamp, ChristinaBostic, Laverne Carolyn2010-01-132010-01-132002https://hdl.handle.net/10474/98Responses to the blight of inner cities in the aftermath of urban renewal often include community mobilization. These organizing efforts are often borne as a result of policies imposed by municipal governments that are under pressure to lessen the negative image of a neighborhood or city brought about by physical deterioration. This thesis traces one such effort undertaken in the South Ringgold Street area of Philadelphia. The manuscript provides a chronicle of this effort and offers guidance on how to develop collective action strategies within an urban, political, environment. (Library-derived description)1709844 bytes27804308 bytesen-USAuthor retains all ownership rights. Further reproduction in violation of copyright is prohibitedSouthern New Hampshire University -- Theses (Community Economic Development)community mobilizationcollective actionpublic spaceneighborhood revitalizationurban renewalPhiladelphia (PA)Pennsylvania (US)ThesisPDF