Root Shock - 9781613320402

Root ShockHow Tearing Up City Neighborhoods Hurts America, and What We Can Do About It\nAuthor(s): Mindy Thompson Fullilove, Carlos F. Peterson, Mary Travis Bassett\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: New Village Press, United States\nImprint: New Village Press\nISBN-13: 9781613320402, 978-1613320402\nSynopsis\nRoot Shock examines 3 different [url] cities to unmask the crippling results of decades-old disinvestment in communities of color and the urban renewal practices that ultimately destroyed these neighborhoods for the advantage of developers and the elite. \n Like a sequel to the prescient warnings of urbanist Jane Jacobs, Dr. Mindy Thompson Fullilove reveals the disturbing effects of decades of insensitive urban renewal projects on communities of color. For those whose homes and neighborhoods were bulldozed, the urban modernization projects that swept America starting in 1949 were nothing short of an assault. Vibrant city blocks - places rich in culture - were torn apart by freeways .