European journal of American studies, Vol 10, no 3 | 2015
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San Francisco is known for its small acreage and high population density. Due to its attractiveness, the city has been subjected to a housing shortage, skyrocketing real-estate rates, and a steady process of gentrification over the past 20 years in particular. Access to public spaces and deliberation, negotiation, and conflicts over the proper uses and appearance of such spaces is one aspect of the visible, contested transformation of San Francisco. Whether and how urban territories are appropriated or embellished can be rather contentious, for beautification may enhance the attractiveness of otherwise disreputable neighborhoods. Traditionally workingclass, ethnicand racial-minority areas are thus regarded nowadays as a new frontier of middleto upper-middle-class, mainly white residential expansion. Organized and informal garden projects are interventions in public spaces that improve the quality of residents’ lives and hence What Can Urban Gardening Really Do About Gentrification? A Case-Study of Thre... European journal of American studies, Vol 10, no 3 | 2015 12
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A Comparison of Relationship between Text and Picture in the Selected Iranian and Contemporary American-European Illustrated-Fiction Books Based on the Theory of Maria Nikolajeva and Carole Scott
Illustrated-fiction books are special forms of art that are the combination of text and picture. The relationship between text and picture in this genre is diverse and variegated, and has different effects on the audience; however, little research has been done about it. The goal of this research is to compare text/picture relationship in the selected Iranian and contemporary American-European ...
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