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OverviewBased on historical case studies in Chicago, John J. Betancur and Janet L. Smith focus both the theoretical and practical explanations for why neighborhoods change today. As the authors show, a diverse collection of people including urban policy experts, elected officials, investors, resident leaders, institutions, community-based organizations, and many others compete to control how neighborhoods change and are characterized. Betancur and Smith argue that neighborhoods have become sites of consumption and spaces to be consumed. Discourse is used to add and subtract value from them. The romanticized image of ""the neighborhood"" exaggerates or obscures race and class struggles while celebrating diversity and income mixing. Scholars and policy makers must reexamine what sustains this image and the power effects produced in order to explain and govern urban space more equitably. Full Product DetailsAuthor: John Betancur , Janet SmithPublisher: University of Illinois Press Imprint: University of Illinois Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.513kg ISBN: 9780252040504ISBN 10: 0252040503 Pages: 270 Publication Date: 08 September 2016 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsThis book takes a fresh look behind the numerous social science representations of Chicago to reveal how they actively shape neighborhoods as they are taken up by the public and private sectors . A definite must read for urban scholars. --Susan Saegert, The Graduate Center of the City University of New York In all, the importance of Claiming Neighborhood is that it transcends Chicago and,...can be beneficial to other approaches in looking at forces that impact spaces and centers in cities around the United States. --National Political Science Review This book takes a fresh look behind the numerous social science representations of Chicago to reveal how they actively shape neighborhoods as they are taken up by the public and private sectors . A definite must read for urban scholars. --Susan Saegert, The Graduate Center of the City University of New York In all, the importance of Claiming Neighborhood is that it transcends Chicago and, ...can be beneficial to other approaches in looking at forces that impact spaces and centers in cities around the United States. --National Political Science Review This book takes a fresh look behind the numerous social science representations of Chicago to reveal how they actively shape neighborhoods as they are taken up by the public and private sectors . A definite must read for urban scholars. --Susan Saegert, The Graduate Center of the City University of New York In all, the importance of Claiming Neighborhood is that it transcends Chicago and, ...can be beneficial to other approaches in looking at forces that impact spaces and centers in cities around the United States. --National Political Science Review This book takes a fresh look behind the numerous social science representations of Chicago to reveal how they actively shape neighborhoods as they are taken up by the public and private sectors . A definite must read for urban scholars. --Susan Saegert, The Graduate Center of the City University of New York This book takes a fresh look behind the numerous social science representations of Chicago to reveal how they actively shape neighborhoods as they are taken up by the public and private sectors . A definite must read for urban scholars. --Susan Saegert, The Graduate Center of the City University of New York Author InformationJohn J. Betancur is a professor of urban planning and policy at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Janet L. Smith is an associate professor of urban planning and policy at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |