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Gentrifier(Reprint)
(UTP Insights)
by John Joe Schlichtman, Jason Patch, Marc Lamont Hill, Peter Marcuse
Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 2018 by University Of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
ISBN-13: 978-1-4426-2841-0, ISBN: 1-4426-2841-3

"Gentrifier opens up a new conversation about gentrification, one that goes beyond the statistics and the clichés, and examines different sides of a controversial, deeply personal issue. In this lively yet rigorous book, John Joe Schlichtman, Jason Patch, and Marc Lamont Hill take a close look at the socioeconomic factors and individual decisions behind gentrification and their implications for the displacement of low-income residents. D ..."






Gentrifier(1st Edition)
(UTP Insights)
by John Joe Schlichtman, Jason Patch, Marc Lamont Hill, Peter Marcuse
Hardcover, 216 Pages, Published 2017 by University Of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
ISBN-13: 978-1-4426-5045-9, ISBN: 1-4426-5045-1

"As urban job prospects change to reflect a more ‘creative’ economy and the desire for a particular form of ‘urban living’ continues to grow, so too does the migration of young people to cities. Gentrification and gentrifiers are often understood as ‘dirty’ words, ideas discussed at a veiled distance.Gentrifiers, in particular, are usually a ‘they.’Gentrifier demystifies the idea of gentrification by opening a conversation that links the ..."






Classic Readings in Urban Planning(1st Edition)
An Introduction
by Alan A. Altshuler, Sherry R. Arnstein, Richad Babcock, Micael P. Brooks, Rachel Carson, Paul Davidoff, John Forester, David R. Godschalk, Peter Marcuse, Jay M. Stein
Paperback, 592 Pages, Published 1995 by Mcgraw-Hill
ISBN-13: 978-0-07-061138-2, ISBN: 0-07-061138-6

"Urban Planning is a broad based field which seeks to apply systematic thinking and innovative knowledge to the problems of both natural and man-made environments. Planning involves using and interpreting government regulatory powers in a comprehensive manner to meet public objectives of balancing urban growth with the protection and preservation of our environments. Realizing that urban planning involves aspects of social policy, transp ..."






Missing Marx
by Peter Marcuse
Paperback, 302 Pages, Published 1991 by Monthly Review Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-85345-828-9, ISBN: 0-85345-828-6

"Was East Germany a "Marxist" state? Some critics say that Marx was missing altogether from life in the German Democratic Republic and was sorely missed; others argue that the citizenry missed West German marks even more, and that this brought about the regimes collapse. Both criticisms miss their marks.When Peter Marcuse and his wife left for a year of teaching and research in East Germany in August 1989, they had no idea that they were ..."






Take the City - Voices of Radical Municipalism
(Paperback)
by Jason Toney, Peter Marcuse, David Harvey
Paperback, 180 Pages, Published 2021 by Black Rose Books, Canada
ISBN-13: 978-1-55164-727-2, ISBN: 1-55164-727-3

"Combining political theory, philosophy, history, and intimate narrative, Take the City presents an expansive view of municipalist movements around the world."






Radical Municipalism
Building Free, Democratic, and Ecological Cities
by Jason Toney, Peter Marcuse, David Harvey, Kali Akuno
Hardcover, 250 Pages, Published 2020 by Black Rose Books Ltd
ISBN-13: 978-1-55164-729-6, ISBN: 1-55164-729-X

"Jason Toney is an editor, researcher, and activist based in the United States."






In Defense of Housing
The Politics of Crisis
by David J. Madden, Peter Marcuse
Hardcover, 240 Pages, Published 2016 by Verso
ISBN-13: 978-1-78478-353-2, ISBN: 1-78478-353-6

"In every major city in the world there is a housing crisis. How did this happen and what can we do about it? Everyone needs and deserves housing. But today our homes are being transformed into commodities, making the inequalities of the city ever more acute. Profit has become more important than social need. The poor are forced to pay more for worse housing. Households are subjected to eviction and foreclosure. Communities face gentrif ..."






Zoned Out! Race, Displacement, and City Planning in New York City(1st Edition)
by Tom Angotti, Sylvia Morse, Philip Depaolo, Peter Marcuse, Samuel Stein
Paperback, 176 Pages, Published 2016 by Terreform
ISBN-13: 978-0-9960041-3-8, ISBN: 0-9960041-3-0

" New York City does zoning without planning. Its zoning changes are displacing low-income communities of color while protecting segregated neighborhoods. Its "affordable housing" is not truly affordable. Case studies of Willliamsburg, Harlem and Chinatown show how race matters but is not acknowledged in land use and housing policies. Zoned Out! proposes ways to address inequalities, promote authentic community-based planning, and housin ..."






In Defense of Housing
The Politics of Crisis
by Peter Marcuse, David Madden
240 Pages, Published 2016 by Verso Books
ISBN-13: 978-1-78478-356-3, ISBN: 1-78478-356-0

"2 Michael E. Stone, “Housing Affordability: OneThird of a Nation ShelterPoor,” pp. 38–60 in Rachel G. Bratt, Michael E. Stone, and Chester Hartman, eds, A Right to Housing: Foundation for a New Social Agenda (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2006). In their introduction, the editors note that in 2006, more than 100 million people across the United States were estimated to be living in “housing that is physically inadequate, i ..."






In Defense of Housing
The Politics of Crisis
by Peter Marcuse, David Madden
Paperback, 240 Pages, Published 2016 by Verso
ISBN-13: 978-1-78478-354-9, ISBN: 1-78478-354-4

"A critique of the city as a commodity and a passionate demand for housing for all In every major city in the world there is a housing crisis. How did this happen and what can we do about it? Everyone needs and deserves housing. But today our homes are being transformed into commodities, making the inequalities of the city ever more acute. Profit has become more important than social need, The poor are forced to pay more for worse housi ..."






Urban and Industrial Environments Ser.
New York for Sale : Community Planning Confronts Global Real Estate
by Tom Angotti, Peter Marcuse, Thomas Angotti
328 Pages, Published 2011 by Mit Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-262-26032-9, ISBN: 0-262-26032-8

"Community Planning Confronts Global Real Estate Tom Angotti, Peter Marcuse. plan had been developed without the ... We Stay! joined its struggle against displacement with the struggles for environmental justice—for more sustainable forms of development and against a medical-waste incinerator, waste-transfer stations, truck traffic, and other contributors to the exceptionally high levels of asthma and respiratory diseases in the Sou ..."






Is Australia Different
Globalization and the New Urban Poverty
by Peter Marcuse
Hardcover, 83 Pages, Published 1996 by Australian Housing And Irban Research Institu
ISBN-13: 978-1-875997-03-9, ISBN: 1-875997-03-2






Globalizing Cities
by Peter Marcuse
Other Digital
ISBN-13: 978-0-470-71288-7, ISBN: 0-470-71288-0






Spontaneous Combustion(Reprint)
The Eros Effect and Global Revolution (SUNY Series, Praxis: Theory in Action)
by Jason Del Gandio, Peter Marcuse, Ak Thompson
Paperback, 320 Pages, Published 2018 by Suny Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-4384-6728-3, ISBN: 1-4384-6728-1

"Provides answers to one of the enduring paradoxes of mass social change. From the events of May 1968 to the Arab Spring and Occupy, we have seen social movements develop spontaneously around the globe propelling thousands and, at times, millions of people into the streets to demand an end to oppression. “In order to make sense of such events, the authors draw on George Katsiaficas’s conception of the ‘eros effect,’ which picks up and ta ..."






Spontaneous Combustion
The Eros Effect and Global Revolution (SUNY Series, Praxis: Theory in Action)
by Jason Del Gandio, Ak Thompson, Peter Marcuse, A. K. Thompson, Suny Press
Hardcover, 320 Pages, Published 2017 by State University Of New York Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-4384-6727-6, ISBN: 1-4384-6727-3

"From the events of May 1968 to the Arab Spring and Occupy, we have seen social movements develop spontaneously around the globe propelling thousands and, at times, millions of people into the streets to demand an end to oppression. "In order to make sense of such events, the authors draw on George Katsiaficas's conception of the 'eros effect, ' which picks up and takes off from concepts developed by Herbert Marcuse. This effect describe ..."






New York for Sale(Reprint)
Community Planning Confronts Global Real Estate (Urban and Industrial Environments)
by Tom Angotti, Peter Marcuse, Thomas Angotti, Robert Gottlieb
Paperback, 328 Pages, Published 2011 by The Mit Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-262-51593-1, ISBN: 0-262-51593-8

"Remarkably, grassroots-based community planning flourishes in New York City -- the self-proclaimed "real estate capital of the world" -- with at least seventy community plans for different neighborhoods throughout the city. Most of these were developed during fierce struggles against gentrification, displacement, and environmental hazards, and most got little or no support ..."






Cities for People, Not for Profit(1st Edition)
Critical Urban Theory and the Right to the City
by Neil Brenner, Peter Marcuse, Mayer Margit .
Paperback, 296 Pages, Published 2011 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-0-415-60178-8, ISBN: 0-415-60178-9

"The worldwide financial crisis has sent shock-waves of accelerated economic restructuring, regulatory reorganization and sociopolitical conflict through cities around the world. It has also given new impetus to the struggles of urban social movements emphasizing the injustice, destructiveness and unsustainability of capitalist forms of urbanization. This book contributes analyses intended to be useful for efforts to roll back contempora ..."






Cities for People, Not for Profit(1st Edition)
Critical Urban Theory and the Right to the City
by Neil Brenner, Peter Marcuse, Margit Mayer
Hardcover, 296 Pages, Published 2011 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-0-415-60177-1, ISBN: 0-415-60177-0

"The worldwide financial crisis has sent shock-waves of accelerated economic restructuring, regulatory reorganization and sociopolitical conflict through cities around the world. It has also given new impetus to the struggles of urban social movements emphasizing the injustice, destructiveness and unsustainability of capitalist forms of urbanization. This book contributes analyses intended to be useful for efforts to roll back contempora ..."






Searching for the Just City(1st Edition)
Debates in Urban Theory and Practice (Questioning Cities (Paperback))
by Peter Marcuse, James Connolly, Johannes Novy, Ingrid Olivo, Cuz Potter, Justin Steil
Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 2011 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-0-415-68761-4, ISBN: 0-415-68761-6

"Cities are many things. Among their least appealing aspects, cities are frequently characterized by concentrations of insecurity and exploitation. Cities have also long represented promises of opportunity and liberation. Public decision-making in contemporary cities is full of conflict, and principles of justice are rarely the explicit basis for the resolution of disputes. If today s cities are full of injustices and unrealized promises ..."






Searching for the Just City(1st Edition)
Debates in Urban Theory and Practice (Questioning Cities)
by Peter Marcuse, James Connolly, Johannes Novy, Ingrid Olivo, Cuz Potter, Justin Steil
Hardcover, 288 Pages, Published 2009 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-0-415-77613-4, ISBN: 0-415-77613-9

"Cities are many things. Among their least appealing aspects, cities are frequently characterized by concentrations of insecurity and exploitation. Cities have also long represented promises of opportunity and liberation. Public decision-making in contemporary cities is full of conflict, and principles of justice are rarely the explicit basis for the resolution of disputes. If today s cities are full of injustices and unrealized promises ..."



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