Spatial Regulation in New York City
From Urban Renewal to Zero Tolerance
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Politics, Regional Planning, Social Science, Human Geography, Sociology, Urban
| Author: | Themis Chronopoulos | ISBN: | 9781136740671 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | March 28, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Themis Chronopoulos |
| ISBN: | 9781136740671 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | March 28, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
This book explores and critiques the process of spatial regulation in post-war New York, focusing on the period after the fiscal crisis of the 1970s, examining the ideological underpinnings and practical applications of urban renewal, exclusionary zoning, anti-vagrancy laws, and order-maintenance policing. It argues that these practices were part of a class project that deflected attention from the underlying causes of poverty, eroded civil rights, and sought to enable real estate investment, high-end consumption, mainstream tourism, and corporate success.
This book explores and critiques the process of spatial regulation in post-war New York, focusing on the period after the fiscal crisis of the 1970s, examining the ideological underpinnings and practical applications of urban renewal, exclusionary zoning, anti-vagrancy laws, and order-maintenance policing. It argues that these practices were part of a class project that deflected attention from the underlying causes of poverty, eroded civil rights, and sought to enable real estate investment, high-end consumption, mainstream tourism, and corporate success.
