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This book explores inequities in the urban built environment across a diverse range of places and considers practical solutions and strategies aimed at building more just, inclusive, and sustainable cities.
Achieving more equitable and prosperous urban places requires a critical examination of the design and layout of our cities.
List of contents
Equity in the urban built environment: An introduction and overview
Bradley Bereitschaft1. Affordable housing, equity, and zoning
Megan E. Hatch, Dustin C. Major, and Jack Yochum2. The Motor City's evolution: How the automotive industry fueled Detroit's transport
inequities
Timothy F. Welch3. Equity in neighborhood walkability: Challenges and opportunities
Bradley Bereitschaft4. Near-roadway pollution in South Central Fresno, California: Can state-led, place-based
community engagement advance environmental justice?
Douglas Houston, Gregg Macey, Jeannine M. Pearce, and Catherine Garoupa5. Understanding environmental and food (in)justice through community-based research:
Stories from Sacramento community coalitions
Leah Joyner, Gabrielle Gonzales, Si Gao, and Adrienne Cachelin 6. Green space provision and equity in the city
Magdalena Biernacka7. Public space and environmental justice in high-density cities
Bo-sin Tang and Anvar Muhamedjanov 8. Addressing environmental quality inequities: The role of information and collective action
Sandra Aguilar-Gomez9. Locating representational equity: Intersections between child-friendly cities and
children's roles in realizing environmental justice
Victoria Derr10. Disparities in the obesogenic built environment for children: A pilot study in East Baton
Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Yutian Zeng, Senlin Chen, Amanda E. Staiano, and Fahui Wang11. Health and equity in age-friendly cities and communities: A global geographic
perspective
Sarah Nelson12. On equity and designing space for the range of human ability
Ann Heylighen and Elizabeth Guffey13. Auditory ableism: Exploring auraldiversity, equity and belonging in the built environment
William Renel14. Digital equity in the United States: Disparities and socioeconomic influences on internet
access and use
Avijit Sarkar and James B. Pick15. Impact of the urban built environment on public health during the COVID-19 pandemic
Amit Patel16. Regenerative futures: Urban equity and climate vulnerability
Wendy Steele
About the author
Bradley Bereitschaft is Professor of Geography at the University of Nebraska Omaha. His research focuses on the role of urban design and transportation in achieving equitable, healthy, and productive urban places.
Summary
This book explores inequities in the urban built environment across a diverse range of places and considers practical solutions and strategies aimed at building more just, inclusive, and sustainable cities. Achieving more equitable and prosperous urban places requires a critical examination of the design and layout of our cities.
