The diaspora of belonging : gentrification, systems of oppression, and why our cities are out of place/
"In The Diaspora of Belonging, author Jay Sharma explores the history of systemic racism, structural oppression, and state-sanctioned discrimination and injustice as it relates to urban settings. Drawing on 12 unique cities across the country, Sharma demonstrates how calculated decisions regard...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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[Potomac, Maryland] :
New Degree Press,
[2020]
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| Summary: | "In The Diaspora of Belonging, author Jay Sharma explores the history of systemic racism, structural oppression, and state-sanctioned discrimination and injustice as it relates to urban settings. Drawing on 12 unique cities across the country, Sharma demonstrates how calculated decisions regarding our cities are, and how those in power have weaponized the built environment for decades. Covering topics that range from residential segregation, zoning, suburbanization, and urban renewal to ghettoization, immigration, deindustrialization, the tech industry, and more, The Diaspora of Belonging makes it ardently clear that America has always neglected to make inclusive spaces. Perhaps more importantly, it dissects the collective disdain for gentrification, and highlights the pervasiveness of poverty in America. Explore the connections between justice and design, economics and identity, and segregation and community in The Diaspora of Belonging. Let it challenge and inspire you to make our cities and neighborhoods better places for us all."--Page 4 of cover. |
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| Item Description: | "About the Author: Jay Sharma is a thinker, doer, and certified troublemaker. He is also a Purdue-educated engineer who works at Arup, a multi-disciplinary design firm. Spending much of his life in Boston, New York, and Singapore, Jay developed a passion for how people interact with the built environment. His exposure to different cultures led him to explore how design can improve community well-being and incubate a sense of belonging. Jay seeks to use his knowledge and privilege to open the conversation about design, and hopes people use his work to question the world around them."--Amazon.com |
| Physical Description: | 401 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-401) |
| ISBN: | 9781636765655 1636765653 |