"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 ..."
"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 ..."
"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 PeterMarcuse 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 ..."
"Combining political theory, philosophy, history, and intimate narrative, Take the City presents an expansive view of municipalist movements around the world."
"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 ..."
" 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 ..."
"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 ..."
"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 ..."
"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 PeterMarcuse Hardcover, 83 Pages, Published 1996 by Australian Housing And Irban Research Institu ISBN-13: 978-1-875997-03-9, ISBN: 1-875997-03-2
Spontaneous Combustion(Reprint) The Eros Effect and Global Revolution (SUNY Series, Praxis: Theory in Action) by Jason Del Gandio, PeterMarcuse, 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 ..."
"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 ..."
"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 ..."
"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 ..."
"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 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 ..."
"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 ..."