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The Sustainability Myth: Environmental Gentrification and the Politics of Justice

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Availability:In StockContributor:Melissa CheckerPublish date:2020-10-27Pages:280
Language:EnglishPublisher:New York University PressISBN-13:9781479855278ISBN-10:1479855278UPC:9781479855278Book Category:Nature, Social Science, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:Environmental Conservation & Protection, Sociology, Public PolicyBook Topic:Urban, City Planning & Urban DevelopmentSize:8.30 x 5.50 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.851Product ID:SCNZFA3RZD

WINNER OF THE 2021 DELMOS JONES AND JAGNA SHARFF MEMORIAL PRIZE FOR THE CRITICAL STUDY OF NORTH AMERICA!

Uncovers the hidden costs and contradictions of sustainable policies in an era driven by real estate development

From state-of-the-art parks to rooftop gardens, efforts to transform New York City's unsightly industrial waterfronts into green, urban oases have received much public attention. In The Sustainability Myth, Melissa Checker uncovers the hidden costs--and contradictions--of the city's ambitious sustainability agenda in light of its equally ambitious redevelopment imperatives.

Focusing on industrial waterfronts and historically underserved places like Harlem and Staten Island's North Shore, Checker takes an in-depth look at the dynamics of environmental gentrification, documenting the symbiosis between eco-friendly initiatives and high-end redevelopment and its impact on out-of-the-way, non-gentrifying neighborhoods. At the same time, she highlights the valiant efforts of local environmental justice activists who work across racial, economic, and political divides to challenge sustainability's false promises and create truly viable communities.

The Sustainability Myth is a cautionary, eye-opening tale, taking a hard--but ultimately hopeful--look at environmental justice activism and the politics of sustainability.
Language:EnglishPublisher:New York University PressISBN-13:9781479855278ISBN-10:1479855278UPC:9781479855278Book Category:Nature, Social Science, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:Environmental Conservation & Protection, Sociology, Public PolicyBook Topic:Urban, City Planning & Urban DevelopmentSize:8.30 x 5.50 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.851Product ID:SCNZFA3RZD
Checker, Melissa: - Melissa Checker is the Hagedorn Professor of Urban Studies at Queens College and Associate Professor of Anthropology at the CUNY Graduate Center. She is the author of Polluted Promises: Environmental Racism and the Search for Justice in a Southern Town and co-editor of Sustainability in the Global City: Myth and Practice.
Publisher: New York University Press

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