There goes the 'hood : views of gentrification from the ground up / Lance Freeman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Freeman, Lance, Ph. D.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Urban renewal--New York (State)--New York--Case studies.

Urban renewal.

Gentrification--New York (State)--New York--Case studies.

Gentrification.

Gentrification--Social aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (248 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, PA : Temple University Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this revealing book, Lance Freeman sets out to answer a seemingly simple question: how does gentrification actually affect residents of neighborhoods in transition? To find out, Freeman does what no scholar before him has done. He interviews the indigenous residents of two predominantly black neighborhoods that are in the process of gentrification: Harlem and Clinton Hill, Brooklyn. By listening closely to what people tell him, he creates a more nuanced picture of the impacts of gentrification on the perceptions, attitudes and behaviors of the people who stay in their neighborhoods. Freeman describes the theoretical and planning/policy implications of his findings, both for New York City and for any gentrifying urban area. There Goes the 'Hood provides a more complete, and complicated, understanding of the gentrification process, highlighting the reactions of long-term residents. It suggests new ways of limiting gentrification's negative effects and of creating more positive experiences for newcomers and natives alike.

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; The Evolution of Clinton Hill and Harlem; There Goes the 'Hood; Making Sense of Gentrification; Neighborhood Effects in a Changing 'Hood; Implications for Planning and Policy; Conclusion; Appendix: Methodology; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-229) and index.

ISBN:

9786612581861

9781282581869

1282581864

9781592134380

1592134386

OCLC:

638859975