| Spatial Regulation in New York City: From Urban Renewal to Zero Tolerance Contributor(s): Chronopoulos, Themis (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415850797 ISBN-13: 9780415850797 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $65.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Human Geography - Political Science | Public Policy - Regional Planning - Social Science | Sociology - Urban |
| Dewey: 307.760 |
| Series: Routledge Advances in Geography |
| Physical Information: 0.51" H x 6" W x 9" (0.73 lbs) 244 pages |
| Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Urban |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book explores and critiques the process of spatial regulation in post-war New York, focusing on the period after the fiscal crisis of the 1970s, examining the ideological underpinnings and practical applications of urban renewal, exclusionary zoning, anti-vagrancy laws, and order-maintenance policing. It argues that these practices were part of a class project that deflected attention from the underlying causes of poverty, eroded civil rights, and sought to enable real estate investment, high-end consumption, mainstream tourism, and corporate success. |