Just Green Enough - 9781138713796

Taylor & Francis

Just Green EnoughUrban Development and Environmental Gentrification\nAuthor(s): Winifred Curran, Trina Hamilton\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138713796, 978-1138713796\nSynopsis\nWhile global urban development increasingly takes on the mantle of sustainability and \""green urbanism,\"" both the ecological and equity impacts of these developments are often overlooked. One result is what has been called environmental gentrification, a process in which environmental improvements lead to increased property values and the displacement of long-term residents. The specter of environmental gentrification is now at the forefront of urban debates about how to accomplish environmental improvements without massive displacement. In this context, the editors of this volume identified a strategy called \""just green enough\"" based on field work in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, that uncouples environmental cleanup from high-end residen.