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Overview"This book brings together key essays that seek to make visible and expand our understanding of the role of government (policies, programs, and investments) in shaping cities and metropolitan regions; the costs and consequences of uneven urban and regional growth patterns; suburban sprawl and public health, transportation, and economic development; and the enduring connection of place, space, and race in the era of increased globalization. Whether intended or unintended, many government policies (housing, transportation, land use, environmental, economic development, education, etc.) have aided and in some cases subsidized suburban sprawl, job flight, and spatial mismatch; concentrated urban poverty; and heightened racial and economic disparities. Written mostly by African American scholars, the book captures the dynamism of these meetings, describing the challenges facing cities, suburbs, and metropolitan regions as they seek to address continuing and emerging patterns of racial polarization in the twenty-first century. The book clearly shows that the United States entered the new millennium as one of the wealthiest and the most powerful nations on earth. Yet amid this prosperity, our nation is faced with some of the same challenges that confronted it at the beginning of the twentieth century, including rising inequality in income, wealth, and opportunity; economic restructuring; immigration pressures and ethnic tension; and a widening gap between ""haves"" and ""have-nots."" Clearly, race matters. Place also matters. Where we live impacts the quality of our lives and chances for the ""good life.""" Full Product DetailsAuthor: Robert D. Bullard , Angela Glover Blackwell , Edward J. Blakely , David A. BositisPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Dimensions: Width: 16.10cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.70cm Weight: 0.590kg ISBN: 9780742543287ISBN 10: 0742543285 Pages: 294 Publication Date: 10 May 2007 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsRobert Bullard has assembled a rich and highly readable collection of scholarly work on the role of race in assigning where and determining how Americans live. The contributors provide trenchant analyses not only of the way limited housing access is created through loan barriers, but of the consequential vulnerability of those thereby exposed to environmental pollution. Equally importantly, the authors present useful ideas on what can and should be done to correct these very serious problems.--Duster, Troy Robert Bullard has assembled a rich and highly readable collection of scholarly work on the role of race in assigning where and determining how Americans live. The contributors provide trenchant analyses not only of the way limited housing access is created through loan barriers, but of the consequential vulnerability of those thereby exposed to environmental pollution. Equally importantly, the authors present useful ideas on what can and should be done to correct these very serious problems....--Duster, Troy Author InformationRobert D. Bullard is the Ware Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Director of the Environmental Justice Resource Center at Clark Atlanta University. He is the author of thirteen books that address sustainable development, environmental racism, urban land use, industrial facility siting, community reinvestment, housing, transportation, and smart growth. His most recent book is entitled Growing Smarter: Achieving Livable Communities, Environmental Justice and Regional Equity (MIT Press 2007). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |