Research Catalog

Title

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

Author

DeSena, Judith N.

Publication

Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, c2009.

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Details

Description

vii, 98 p., [10] p. of plates : ill.; 24 cm.

Subject

• Urban renewal > New York (State) > New York
• Gentrification > New York (State) > New York
• Greenpoint (New York, N.Y.)
• Greenpoint (New York, N.Y.) > Economic conditions
• Greenpoint (New York, N.Y.) > Social conditions

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 89-94) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

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.

ISBN

• 9780739123423 (cloth : alk. paper)
• 0739123424 (cloth : alk. paper)

LCCN

^^2009009959

OCLC

• 318057745
• SCSB-11969171

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library