Divided City - Poverty and Prosperity in Urban America Paperback
Divided City - Poverty and Prosperity in Urban America Paperback Who really benefits from urban revival? But vast areas in the same cities house thousands of people living in poverty who see little…
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Divided City - Poverty and Prosperity in Urban America Paperback
Who really benefits from urban revival? But vast areas in the same cities house thousands of people living in poverty who see little or no new hope or opportunity. Cities, from trendy coastal areas to the nation's heartland, are seeing levels of growth beyond the wildest visions of only a few decades ago.
What does this mean for these cities--and the people who live in them?In The Divided City, urban practitioner and scholar Alan Mallach shows us what has happened over the past 15 to 20 years in industrial cities like Pittsburgh, Detroit, Cleveland, and Baltimore, as they have undergone unprecedented, unexpected revival. Even as cities revive, they are becoming more unequal and more segregated. He draws from his decades of experience working in America's cities, and pulls in insightful research and data, to spotlight these changes while placing them in their larger