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Urban Spaces
Planning and Struggles for Land and Community
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About this book
The control and utilization of urban spaces remains a highly contested issue. Much of the debate centers on issues of economic development versus the maintenance and support of already existing communities. As a number of urban areas are in the throes of gentrification and economic development projects, there is a dearth of information on not only the use of private power in this process, but also the response of the community members. This anthology responds to a growing concern about urban and community development, and the role of corporate power.
These essays focus on key themes of land ownership and management, community resistance against corporate agendas, and public discourse over these issues. These themes are presented and developed within an interdisciplinary framework which includes information and commentary about history, contemporary politics, economic development, and ideology. Most of the chapters include case studies that provide concrete examples of contemporary developments in urban areas, and each chapter includes discussion questions and a list of key words and terms to help guide the reader.
These essays focus on key themes of land ownership and management, community resistance against corporate agendas, and public discourse over these issues. These themes are presented and developed within an interdisciplinary framework which includes information and commentary about history, contemporary politics, economic development, and ideology. Most of the chapters include case studies that provide concrete examples of contemporary developments in urban areas, and each chapter includes discussion questions and a list of key words and terms to help guide the reader.
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Yes, you can access Urban Spaces by James Jennings,Julia S. Jordan-Zachery in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Social Sciences & Urban Sociology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Chapter One Determining the Public Good and Evaluating Local Economic Development: Critique of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Kelo v. New London Decision
- Chapter Two Pretexts, Paranoia, and Public Space: Rethinking the Right to the City after 9/11
- Chapter Three Against the Tide: Mobilization and Community Planning in Asian Ethnic Enclaves, Contentious Sites between Capital and Community
- Chapter Four Playing Cape Town: Politics of Stadium Development for The 2010 World Cup
- Chapter Five Black Community Responses to Hurricanes Hugo and Andrew: Continuing Struggles for Land and Social Justice
- Chapter Six Revisiting the Roxbury Master Plan in Boston: Three Key Accomplishments for Equity Planning
- Chapter Seven The Procedural Fix in California and Its Implications for an Equitable Planning Theory
- Chapter Eight Contesting Community Development: Promoters and Critics
- Bibliography
- Contributors