Saving our grace : a regional study of sacred places in West Philadelphia

264 Pages·2003·3.7 MB·English

by  Hegarty, Lauren J

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SAVINGOURGRACE: AREGIONAL STUDYOF SACREDPLACES
IN WESTPHILADELPHIA
LaurenJ. Hegarty
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SavingOurGrace: ARegionalStudyofSacredPlaces
INWestPhiladelphia
TableofContents
Acknowledgements
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ChapterOne:
CulturalSignificanceofSacredPlaces
1
ChapterTwo:
GeographicInformationSystem
AsCulturalResourceManagementTool 14
ChapterThree:
ARegionalStudy: WestPhiladelpiiia 25
ChapterFour:
GISAnalysis: Methodology,Maps,Results 30
ChapterFive:
Conclusion
76
Appendices
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Appendix 1:WestPhiladelphiaCensusTracts
Database
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Appendix2: ReligiousBasedSurveyDatabase 87
Bibliography .- U7
Index
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