There Goes the Hood: Views of Gentrification from the Ground Up (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781592134373)

There Goes the 'Hood analyzes the experience of gentrification for residents of two predominantly black New York City neighbourhoods. It thereby adds an important yet often overlooked perspective to debates on gentrification - the residents of formerly disinvested neighbourhoods themselves. Their perspectives suggest that neither gentrification is neither entirely threatening or redemptive for urban neighbourhoods. Rather, it can both offer a better life and threaten long-established communities. While residents appreciate the opportunities, they resent that it often takes full-scale gentrification to make their neighbourhoods nice. The concluding chapters of the book suggest ways for limiting the negative aspects of gentrification and new ways of thinking about gentrification and the inner city.

Author: Lance Freeman
ISBN-10: 1592134378
ISBN-13: 9781592134373
Publisher: Temple University Press
Language: English
Published: 06/16/2006
Pages: 248
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.76lbs
Size: 8.96h x 6.08w x 0.59d

Review Citation(s):
Univ PR Books for Public Libry 01/01/2007 pg. 1 - Recommended/Special Interest
Multicultural Review 06/01/2007 pg. 71
Library Journal 07/31/2006