Root Shock How Tearing up City Neighborhoods Hurts America, and What We Can Do about It |
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| Author:
| Fullilove, Mindy Thompson |
| Foreword by:
| Peterson, Carlos F.
Bassett, Mary Travis |
| ISBN: | 978-1-61332-040-2 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2016 |
| Publisher: | New Village Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $89.00 |
Book Description:
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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. Mindy Thompson ......
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. Mindy Thompson ......