Root shock : how tearing up city neighborhoods hurts America, and what we can do about it / Mindy Thompson Fullilove.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fullilove, Mindy Thompson, 1950- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Architecture.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (317 pages)

Edition:

New Village Press edition, [second edition].

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : New Village Press, 2016.

Summary:

Root Shock examines 3 different U.S.cities to unmask the crippling results of decades-old disinvestment in communities of color and the urban renewal practices that ultimately destroyed these neighborhoods for the advantage of developers and the elite.Like a sequel to the prescient warnings of urbanist Jane Jacobs, Dr.

Contents:

Intro; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword, by Mary T. Bassett, MD; Foreword, by Carlos F. Peterson; Introduction; 1. THE BUTTERFLY IN BEIJING; 2. IMAGINING NEON; In Their Own Words: ZENOBIA FERGUSON; 3. URBAN RENEWAL . . .; 4. ... MEANS NEGRO REMOVAL; In Their Own Words: CHARLES MEADOWS; 5. WHEN THE CENTER FAILS . . .; 6. ... WHAT WILL HOLD?; 7. UNCEASING STRUGGLE; In Their Own Words: ERNEST THOMPSON; 8. HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE CITY; 9. OUR PLACE, OUR HOME; Notes; Bibliography; Technical Note; Acknowledgments; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (EBC, viewed March 13, 2018).

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-61332-041-8

OCLC:

1021244398