| Urban Spaces: Planning and Struggling for Land and Community Contributor(s): Jennings, James (Editor), Jordan-Zachery, Julia S. (Editor), Manning Thomas, June (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0739137441 ISBN-13: 9780739137444 Publisher: Lexington Books OUR PRICE: $106.92 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - City Planning & Urban Development |
| Dewey: 307.121 |
| LCCN: 2009032409 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.1" W x 9" (0.85 lbs) 150 pages |
| Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Urban |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): McBride, David: - David McBride has taught African American health, medical care, and U. S. history for over twenty-five years at three universities--University of Illinois (Springfield), State University of New York (Binghamton), and most recently, Pennsylvania State University (University Park). He has authored three books on black health and medical history: Missions for Science: U.S. Technology and Medicine in America's African World (Rutgers U Press, 2002), From TB to AIDS: Epidemics Among Urban Blacks Since 1900 (SUNY Press, 1991); and Integrating the City of Medicine: Blacks in Philadelphia Health Care, 1910-1965 (Temple U Press, 1988). He has also edited (or co-edited) three books on other areas of U. S. public health, world, and educational history. He is a long-standing panelist for the National Institutes of Health's program on special medical history projects. He has received grants to research black American health care policy and medical history projects from major foundations from the Rockefeller Foundation, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the Simon Rifkind Foundation. |