21st century segregation
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american west
Author_Alex Schafran
california gentrification
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dougherty valley
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geographical segregation
geographical segregation california
nimbyism
northern california economy
politics
race in northern california
racial poverty california
regional planning california
segregation california
segregation in northern california
suburbanization of poverty
urban geography
urban geography california
urban sprawl
urban studies
white environmentalism
Product details
- ISBN 9780520286450
- Weight: 544g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 09 Oct 2018
- Publisher: University of California Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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How could Northern California, the wealthiest and most politically progressive region in the United States, become one of the earliest epicenters of the foreclosure crisis? How could this region continuously reproduce racial poverty and reinvent segregation in old farm towns one hundred miles from the urban core?
This is the story of the suburbanization of poverty, the failures of regional planning, urban sprawl, NIMBYism, and political fragmentation between middle class white environmentalists and communities of color. As Alex Schafran shows, the responsibility for this newly segregated geography lies in institutions from across the region, state, and political spectrum, even as the Bay Area has never managed to build common purpose around the making and remaking of its communities, cities, and towns. Schafran closes the book by presenting paths toward a new politics of planning and development that weave scattered fragments into a more equitable and functional whole.
This is the story of the suburbanization of poverty, the failures of regional planning, urban sprawl, NIMBYism, and political fragmentation between middle class white environmentalists and communities of color. As Alex Schafran shows, the responsibility for this newly segregated geography lies in institutions from across the region, state, and political spectrum, even as the Bay Area has never managed to build common purpose around the making and remaking of its communities, cities, and towns. Schafran closes the book by presenting paths toward a new politics of planning and development that weave scattered fragments into a more equitable and functional whole.
Alex Schafran writes about urban and regional change. Born and raised in the Bay Area, he is currently Lecturer in Urban Geography at the University of Leeds.
Visit alexschafran.com for tour dates and speaking engagements.
Visit alexschafran.com for tour dates and speaking engagements.
