Gentrification and Inequality in Brooklyn, The New Kid on the Block

Informationen zum Autor By Judith DeSena Klappentext In this book, Desena examines the ways that working class residents and incoming gentrifiers form parallel cultures within the shared physical spaces of their community. Gentrification and Inequality in Brooklyn touches on issues familiar to anyone who has lived in a multi-class or multi-ethnic community, while offering new perspectives on the ways that such communities develop and maintain the boundaries of social segregation. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Gentrification, Segregation, and Negotiation in the City Chapter 3 The Neighborhood of Greenpoint Chapter 4 Neighborhood Demographics and Change Chapter 5 Gentrification in Everyday Life Chapter 6 Gentrification and Local Schools: Women Shape the Urban Landscape Chapter 7 Soccer Moms in the City Chapter 8 Views of Manhattan for Sale: Rezoning for Residential Development on the East River Chapter 9 Conclusions: What it Means for the Future of the City

Product details

• Authors: Judith Desena, Judith N. DeSena, DeSena Judith
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2009
• EAN: 9780739123423
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-2342-3
• No. of pages: 98
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 229 mm x 13 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore; Ethnic Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Society & culture: general, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, Social discrimination & inequality, Regional Studies, Social discrimination & equal treatment, Social classes, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Classes & Economic Disparity, Urban communities, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General