Gentrification and inequality in Brooklyn : the new kids on the block / Judith N. DeSena.

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DeSena, Judith N

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, c2009.Description: 1 online resource (vii, 98 p., [10] p. of plates )Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780739138090
073913809X
1282494767
9781282494763
9786612494765
661249476X

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Gentrification and inequality in BrooklynDDC classification:

307.2/160974723 22

LOC classification:

HT177.N5

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Contents:

Gentrification, segregation, and negotiation in the city -- The neighborhood of Greenpoint -- Neighborhood demographics and change -- Gentrification in everyday life -- Gentrification and local schools : women shape the urban landscape -- Soccer moms in the city -- Views of Manhattan for sale : rezoning for residential development on the East River -- Conclusions: what it means for the future of the city.

Summary: While most studies on gentrification focus almost exclusively on its causes and consequences through an examination of housing, class conflict, and the displacement of residents, this book analyzes the process of gentrification. Gentrification and Inequality in Brooklyn examines the ways in which the established working-class and lower-income residents of Greenpoint, Brooklyn remain socially segregated from the incoming gentrifiers, with both groups forming parallel cultures within the sharedphysical spaces of the community. Desena broadens the typical analyses of gentrification to include the.

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While most studies on gentrification focus almost exclusively on its causes and consequences through an examination of housing, class conflict, and the displacement of residents, this book analyzes the process of gentrification. Gentrification and Inequality in Brooklyn examines the ways in which the established working-class and lower-income residents of Greenpoint, Brooklyn remain socially segregated from the incoming gentrifiers, with both groups forming parallel cultures within the sharedphysical spaces of the community. Desena broadens the typical analyses of gentrification to include the.

English.

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