Radical atlas of Ferguson, USA /
Ferguson, Missouri, became the epicenter of America's racial tensions after the 2014 murder of Michael Brown and the protests that followed. In over one hundred maps, Patty Heyda charts the systemic forced that have defined Ferguson, and the first-ring suburb in America more broadly. Through an...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Lakewood, Ohio :
Belt Publishing,
[2024].
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | Ferguson, Missouri, became the epicenter of America's racial tensions after the 2014 murder of Michael Brown and the protests that followed. In over one hundred maps, Patty Heyda charts the systemic forced that have defined Ferguson, and the first-ring suburb in America more broadly. Through an in-depth look at the contradictions undergirding city planning and design, this book illuminates how tax incentives, housing codes, urban design, nonprofits, philanthropy and even landscaping often work against the betterment of residents' lives. At its heart lies a key question. Just who are our cities being built for? |
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| Physical Description: | 305 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [272]-303). |
| ISBN: | 9781953368751 1953368751 |