The Sustainability Myth : : Environmental Gentrification and the Politics of Justice / / Melissa Checker.
Uncovers the hidden costs and contradictions of sustainable policies in an era driven by real estate developmentFrom 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 Su...
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| Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2020] ©2020 |
| Year of Publication: | 2020 |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I: Environmental Gentrification
- 1. Sustainability and the City
- 2. Wiped Out by the Green Wave
- 3. “Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap”
- 4. Brown Spots on the Apple
- Part II: The Politics of Sacrifice
- 5. “Democracy Has Left the Building”
- 6. “This Crosses Party Lines All over the Place”
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Works Cited
- Index
- About the Author