Resilience for all

Description

In the United States, people of color are disproportionally more likely to live in environments with poor air quality, in close proximity to toxic waste, and in locations more vulnerable to climate change and extreme weather events. In many vulnerable neighborhoods, structural racism and classism prevent residents from having a seat at the table when decisions are made about their community. In an effort to overcome power imbalances and ensure local knowledge informs decision-making, a new approach to community engagement is essential. In Resilience for All, Barbara Brown Wilson looks at less conventional, but often more effective methods to make communities more resilient. She takes an in-depth look at what equitable, positive change through community-driven design looks like in four communities—East Biloxi, Mississippi; the Lower East Side of Manhattan; the Denby neighborhood in Detroit, Michigan; and the Cully neighborhood in Portland, Oregon. These vulnerable communities have prevailed in spite of serious urban stressors such as climate change, gentrification, and disinvestment. Wilson looks at how the lessons in the case studies and other examples might more broadly inform future practice. She shows how community-driven design projects in underserved neighborhoods can not only change the built world, but also provide opportunities for residents to build their own capacities. Front Matter ....Pages i-xvi Introduction: Resilience or Resistance? (Barbara Wilson)....Pages 1-13 A Short History of Community-Driven Design (Barbara Wilson)....Pages 15-28 East Biloxi: Bayou Restoration as Environmental Justice (Barbara Wilson)....Pages 29-58 The Lower East Side, Manhattan: Tactical Urbanism Holding Space for the People’s Waterfront (Barbara Wilson)....Pages 59-103 Denby, Detroit: Schools, and Their Students, as Anchors (Barbara Wilson)....Pages 105-139 Cully, Portland: Green Infrastructure as an Antipoverty Strategy (Barbara Wilson)....Pages 141-167 Conclusion: Toward Design Justice (Barbara Wilson)....Pages 169-175 Back Matter ....Pages 177-215