Search Results for: Racial Politics And Urban Planning

Examines the culture, politics, and history of the movement for environmental justice in New York City, tracking activism in four neighborhoods on issues of pub

When Richard G. Hatcher became the first black mayor of Gary, Indiana in 1967, the response of Gary's white businessmen was to move the entire downtown to the s

In the decades following World War II, professional city planners in Detroit made a concerted effort to halt the city's physical and economic decline. Their suc

As the only American city under direct congressional control, Washington has served historically as a testing ground for federal policy initiatives and social e

Clarifying the historical connections between the African-American population in the United States and the urban planning profession, this book suggests means b