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Claiming Neighborhood: New Ways of Understanding Urban Change
John Betancur
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Description for Claiming Neighborhood: New Ways of Understanding Urban Change
Hardback. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: JFSG; JPQB; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
Based on historical case studies in Chicago, John J. Betancur and Janet L. Smith focus both the theoretical and practical explanations for why neighborhoods change today. As the authors show, a diverse collection of people including urban policy experts, elected officials, investors, resident leaders, institutions, community-based organizations, and many others compete to control how neighborhoods change and are characterized. Betancur and Smith argue that neighborhoods have become sites of consumption and spaces to be consumed. Discourse is used to add and subtract value from them. The romanticized image of "the neighborhood" exaggerates or obscures race and class struggles while celebrating ... Read more
Based on historical case studies in Chicago, John J. Betancur and Janet L. Smith focus both the theoretical and practical explanations for why neighborhoods change today. As the authors show, a diverse collection of people including urban policy experts, elected officials, investors, resident leaders, institutions, community-based organizations, and many others compete to control how neighborhoods change and are characterized. Betancur and Smith argue that neighborhoods have become sites of consumption and spaces to be consumed. Discourse is used to add and subtract value from them. The romanticized image of "the neighborhood" exaggerates or obscures race and class struggles while celebrating ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Number of Pages
270
Place of Publication
Baltimore, United States
ISBN
9780252040504
SKU
V9780252040504
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About John Betancur
John J. Betancur is a professor of urban planning and policy at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Janet L. Smith is an associate professor of urban planning and policy at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Reviews for Claiming Neighborhood: New Ways of Understanding Urban Change
"This book takes a fresh look behind the numerous social science representations of Chicago to reveal how they actively shape neighborhoods as they are taken up by the public and private sectors . A definite must read for urban scholars."
Susan Saegert, The Graduate Center of the City University of New York "In all, the importance ... Read more
Susan Saegert, The Graduate Center of the City University of New York "In all, the importance ... Read more