Making Our Neighborhoods, Making Our Selves

Drawing on economics, sociology, geography, and psychology, Galster delivers a clear-sighted explanation of what neighborhoods are, how they come to be--and what they should be.

Urban theorists have tried for decades to define exactly what a neighborhood is. But behind that daunting existential question lies a much murkier problem: never mind how you define them--how do you make neighborhoods productive and fair for their residents? In Making Our Neighborhoods, Making Our Selves, George C. Galster delves deep into the question of whether American neighborhoods are as efficient and equitable as they could be--socially, financially, and emotionally--and, if not, what we can do to change that. Galster aims to redefine the relationship between places and people, promoting specific policies that reduce inequalities in housing markets and beyond.

About the author

George C. Galster is the Clarence Hilberry Professor of Urban Affairs and distinguished professor emeritus in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning at Wayne State University.

Summary

A comprehensive study of how we create neighborhoods—and how they in turn give definition to our lives.

Product details

• Authors: George C. Galster, Galster George C.
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.02.2019
• EAN: 9780226599854
• ISBN: 978-0-226-59985-4
• No. of pages: 416
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; USA, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Urban & Regional, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, Social groups, United States of America, USA, Social groups, communities and identities