Gentrification and inequality in Brooklyn : the new kids on the block / / Judith N. DeSena

• Autore: DeSena Judith N
• Pubblicazione: Lanham, MD, : Lexington Books, c2009
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (116 p.)
• Disciplina: 307.2/160974723
• Soggetto topico: Gentrification - New York (State) - New York; Urban renewal - New York (State) - New York
• Soggetto geografico: Greenpoint (New York, N.Y.) Economic conditions; Greenpoint (New York, N.Y.) Social conditions; Greenpoint (New York, N.Y.)
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Gentrification, segregation, and negotiation in the city -- The neighborhood of Greenpoint -- Neighborhood demographics and change -- Gentrification in everyday life -- Gentrification and local schools : women shape the urban landscape -- Soccer moms in the city -- Views of Manhattan for sale : rezoning for residential development on the East River -- Conclusions: what it means for the future of the city.
• Sommario/riassunto: In this book, Desena examines the ways that working class residents and incoming gentrifiers form parallel cultures within the shared physical spaces of their community. Gentrification and Inequality in Brooklyn touches on issues familiar to anyone who has lived in a multi-class or multi-ethnic community, while offering new perspectives on the ways that such communities develop and maintain the boundaries of social segregation.
• Titolo autorizzato: Gentrification and inequality in Brooklyn
• ISBN: 1-282-49476-7; 9786612494765; 0-7391-3809-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910810460803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II