What a City Is For
Remaking the Politics of Displacement
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
1 September 2017
Summary
An investigation into gentrification and displacement, focusing on the case of Portland, Oregon’s systematic dispersal of black residents from its Albina neighborhood.Portland, Oregon, is one of the most beautiful, livable cities in the United States. It has walkable neighborhoods, bike lanes, low-density housing, public transportation, and significant green space-not to mention craft-beer bars and locavore food trucks. But liberal Portland is also the whitest city in the country. This is not…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262534420 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262534428 |
| Author: | Matt Hern |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 1 September 2017 |
| Weight: | 279g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 16mm |
| Series: | What a City Is For |
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His study of the cleansing of [Portland’s] black-majority Albina neighbourhood makes for a thoughtful, first-person book…
His study of the cleansing of [Portland’s] black-majority Albina neighbourhood makes for a thoughtful, first-person book…
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Matt Hern
Matt Hern is a founder of Solid State Industries, teaches at multiple universities, and lectures widely. He is the author of What a City Is For- Remaking the Politics of Displacement (MIT Press) among many other books.
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