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The Creative Destruction of New York City: Engineering the City for the Elite
Alessandro Busa
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Hardback. The Creative Destruction of New York City tells the story of fifteen years of shocking urban changes in New York City under the administrations of Bloomberg and de Blasio, and identifies the urban regime of city producers who are rebuilding cities like New York for a brand new global class of super-wealthy city consumers. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: AMVD; JFSG; JPR; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Bill de Blasio's campaign rhetoric centered on a tale of two cities: rich and poor New York. He promised to value the needs of poor and working-class New Yorkers alongside the elite, making government work better for all denizens of New York, not just those-the elite-who thrived during Bloomberg's tenure as mayor. But well into de Blasio's administration, many critics see the city finding myriad new ways to create profit for land owners and developers through a constant process of destruction and rebuilding. Many lauded his goals of creating more affordable housing, but, in 2015, Brooklyn was ... Read more
Bill de Blasio's campaign rhetoric centered on a tale of two cities: rich and poor New York. He promised to value the needs of poor and working-class New Yorkers alongside the elite, making government work better for all denizens of New York, not just those-the elite-who thrived during Bloomberg's tenure as mayor. But well into de Blasio's administration, many critics see the city finding myriad new ways to create profit for land owners and developers through a constant process of destruction and rebuilding. Many lauded his goals of creating more affordable housing, but, in 2015, Brooklyn was ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780190610098
SKU
V9780190610098
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About Alessandro Busa
A critical urban scholar with a cross-disciplinary background and a passion for thought-provoking research, Alessandro Busa seeks to demystify established knowledge around the issues that matter the most to the life of ordinary urban residents. Busa has carried out research in New York City at Columbia University, and has published extensively on the social, cultural and economic impact of urban ... Read more
Reviews for The Creative Destruction of New York City: Engineering the City for the Elite
A searching look at how New York changed from a place of affordable (if tiny) walk-ups to a playground for the ultrawealthy. - KIRKUS An important contribution to the growing literature on hyper-gentrification and its destructive effect on urban life in the twenty-first century, this detailed and lucid analysis reveals ... Read more