Author: Moskowitz Peter
Place: New York
Publisher: Nation Books
Year: 2017
Pages: 258
ISBN: 978-1-56858-523-9
Source: Purchased
Classification: 307.3362
Shelf: C6R4
Accession No: B1370
Contents: Introduction Part 1: New Orleans Part 2: Detroit Part 3: San Francisco Part 4: New York Acknowledgments Notes Index
Abstract: *How to Kill a City: Gentrification, Inequality, and the Fight for the Neighborhood* examines the social, economic, and cultural impacts of gentrification in four major U.S. cities: New Orleans, Detroit, San Francisco, and New York. Through detailed case studies, the book explores how gentrification exacerbates inequality, displaces long-time residents, and reshapes communities. It critiques gentrification as a tool of dispossession, driven by real estate developers, local governments, and wealthy newcomers. The book highlights the human cost of urban transformation, emphasizing the ongoing struggle of marginalized communities to resist displacement and preserve their neighborhoods.