Parks for profit : selling nature in the city / Kevin Loughran.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Loughran, Kevin, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gentrification--United States--Case studies.

Gentrification.

Parks--United States--Case studies.

Parks.

Parks--Illinois--Chicago--Case studies.

Parks--Texas--Houston--Case studies.

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

Social stratification--United States--Case studies.

Social stratification.

United States--Economic conditions--20th century.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 271 pages) : illustrations, maps

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, [2022]

Summary:

Kevin Loughran explores the High Line in New York, the Bloomingdale Trail/606 in Chicago, and Buffalo Bayou Park in Houston to offer a critical perspective on the rise of the postindustrial park. He reveals how elites deploy the popularity and seemingly benign nature of parks to achieve their cultural, political, and economic goals.

Contents:

I. Introduction. 1. Sometime in 2009 ; 2. Varieties of Urban Crisis : New York, Chicago, Houston

II. Growth Machines in the Garden. 3. "The Yuppie Express" ; 4. "No More Bake Sales, Man" ; 5. "A Piece of Crud" ; 6. Parks for Profit or for People? – III. Gardens in the Machine. 7. Defective Landscapes ; 8. Imbricated Spaces ; 9. Constructing Environmental Authenticity ; 10. Spatial Practices and Social Control

IV. Conclusion. 11. After the High Line ; 12. Abolish, Decolonize, Rot : Three Proposals for Parks Equity.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-231-55062-6

OCLC:

1256588100