Dr Peter Moskowitz (5 results)

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. "An exacting look at gentrification. How to Kill a City elucidates the complex interplay between the forces we control and those that control us."?New York Times Book ReviewThe term gentrification has become a buzzword to describe the changes in urban neighborhoods across the country, but we don't realize just how threatening it is. It means more than the arrival of trendy shops, much-maligned hipsters, and expensive lattes. The very future of American cities as vibrant, equitable spaces hangs in the balance.P. E. Moskowitz's How to Kill a City takes readers from the kitchen tables of hurting families who can no longer afford their homes to the corporate boardrooms and political backrooms where destructive housing policies are devised. Along the way, Moskowitz uncovers the massive, systemic forces behind gentrification in New Orleans, Detroit, San Francisco, and New York. In the new preface, Moskowitz stresses just how little has changed in those same cities and how the problems of gentrification are proliferating throughout America.The deceptively simple question of who can and cannot afford to pay the rent goes to the heart of America's crises of race and inequality. A vigorous, hard-hitting expose, How to Kill a City reveals who holds power in our cities and how we can get it back. How to Kill a City takes readers on a journey to the front lines of the battle for the future of American cities, uncovering the massive, systemic forces behind gentrification in New Orleans, Detroit, San Francisco, and New York--and the lives that are altered in the process. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. "An exacting look at gentrification. How to Kill a City elucidates the complex interplay between the forces we control and those that control us."?New York Times Book ReviewThe term gentrification has become a buzzword to describe the changes in urban neighborhoods across the country, but we don't realize just how threatening it is. It means more than the arrival of trendy shops, much-maligned hipsters, and expensive lattes. The very future of American cities as vibrant, equitable spaces hangs in the balance.P. E. Moskowitz's How to Kill a City takes readers from the kitchen tables of hurting families who can no longer afford their homes to the corporate boardrooms and political backrooms where destructive housing policies are devised. Along the way, Moskowitz uncovers the massive, systemic forces behind gentrification in New Orleans, Detroit, San Francisco, and New York. In the new preface, Moskowitz stresses just how little has changed in those same cities and how the problems of gentrification are proliferating throughout America.The deceptively simple question of who can and cannot afford to pay the rent goes to the heart of America's crises of race and inequality. A vigorous, hard-hitting expose, How to Kill a City reveals who holds power in our cities and how we can get it back. How to Kill a City takes readers on a journey to the front lines of the battle for the future of American cities, uncovering the massive, systemic forces behind gentrification in New Orleans, Detroit, San Francisco, and New York--and the lives that are altered in the process. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. "An exacting look at gentrification. How to Kill a City elucidates the complex interplay between the forces we control and those that control us."?New York Times Book ReviewThe term gentrification has become a buzzword to describe the changes in urban neighborhoods across the country, but we don't realize just how threatening it is. It means more than the arrival of trendy shops, much-maligned hipsters, and expensive lattes. The very future of American cities as vibrant, equitable spaces hangs in the balance.P. E. Moskowitz's How to Kill a City takes readers from the kitchen tables of hurting families who can no longer afford their homes to the corporate boardrooms and political backrooms where destructive housing policies are devised. Along the way, Moskowitz uncovers the massive, systemic forces behind gentrification in New Orleans, Detroit, San Francisco, and New York. In the new preface, Moskowitz stresses just how little has changed in those same cities and how the problems of gentrification are proliferating throughout America.The deceptively simple question of who can and cannot afford to pay the rent goes to the heart of America's crises of race and inequality. A vigorous, hard-hitting expose, How to Kill a City reveals who holds power in our cities and how we can get it back. How to Kill a City takes readers on a journey to the front lines of the battle for the future of American cities, uncovering the massive, systemic forces behind gentrification in New Orleans, Detroit, San Francisco, and New York--and the lives that are altered in the process. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.