MODULE 10: SPATIAL POLITICS

 

MODULE 10 – SPATIAL POLITICS

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 Topic:                     Spatial Politics of Housing, Neighborhoods & Gentrification: Problems and Solutions

 

Readings:              Remember to read thoughtfully, critically & with YOUR solutions in mind. Also, think of questions that intrigue, perplex, and/or challenge you.

Turner, M. A. (2013). Housing discrimination against racial and ethnic minorities 2012: Executive summary. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Office of Policy Development & Research – U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.Washington, DC.

Retrieved from: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/Publications/pdf/HUD-514_HDS2012_execsumm.pdf

 

Office of Policy Development & Research. How Neighborhoods Matter for Latino and African-American Children. (2014). The Edge. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Washington, DC.

Retrieved from: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/pdredge/pdr_edge_research_012615.html

Sanbonmatsu, L., Ludwig, J., Katz, L. F., Gennetian, L. A., Duncan, G. J., Kessler, R. C., & Lindau, S. T. (2011). Moving to Opportunity for Fair Housing Demonstration Program–Final Impacts Evaluation. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Washington, DC.

Retrieved from: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/publications/pdf/MTOFHD_fullreport_v2.pdf

(Read Pages 7 – 20)

 

 

Kimberly, Margaret. (May 29, 2015). Gentrification and the Death of Black Communities. Black Agenda Report. Common Dreams. Portland, ME.

Retrieved from: https://www.commondreams.org/views/2015/05/29/gentrification-and-death-black-communities

 

Timberlake, J. M., & Johns-Wolfe, E. (2016). Neighborhood Ethnoracial Composition and Gentrification in Chicago and New York, 1980 to 2010. Urban Affairs Review, 1078087416636483.

Retrieved from:

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jeffrey_Timberlake/publication/299372440_Neighborhood_Ethnoracial_Composition_and_Gentrification_in_Chicago_and_New_York_1980_to_2010/links/5705e76108ae13eb88b97ebc.pdf

 

Assignment:         Reading Analysis Writing Assignment

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 Note:  If (CTL) – which stands for City Tech Library –  is listed under the reading link, you will need to retrieve the article from a campus computer or, if you are off campus, enter your library barcode to access the reading. For off-campus access instructions, you may use this link: https://library.citytech.cuny.edu/help/how/offCampus.php