Segregation by Design: Conversations and Calls for Action in St. Louis

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This book discusses racial segregation in American cities. Using St. Louis as a point of departure, it examines the causes and consequences of residential segregation, and proposes potential mitigation strategies. While an introduction, timeline and historical overview frame the subject, nine topic-specific conversations – between invited academics, policy makers and urban professionals – provide the main structure. Each of these conversations is contextualized by a photograph, an editors’ note and an essay written by a respected current or former St. Louisan. The essayists respond to the conversations by speaking to the impacts of segregation and by suggesting innovative policy and design tactics from their professional or academic perspective. The purpose of the book, therefore, is not to provide original research on residential segregation, but rather to offer a unique collection of insightful, transdisciplinary reflections on the experience of segregation in America and how it might be addressed. Front Matter ....Pages i-liii How Should We Think About Race? A Conversation on Equity, Inclusion and Integration (Catalina Freixas, Mark Abbott)....Pages 1-62 We Did This? An Acknowledgment of the Causes of Segregation (Catalina Freixas, Mark Abbott)....Pages 63-116 What Have We Wrought? An Explication of the Consequences of Segregation (Catalina Freixas, Mark Abbott)....Pages 117-168 Are We Really Doing Something? An Examination of Mitigation Strategies by Policy (Catalina Freixas, Mark Abbott)....Pages 169-224 What Would the Beloved Community Look Like? An Examination of Mitigation Strategies by Design (Catalina Freixas, Mark Abbott)....Pages 225-280 Does Anyone Really Want Integration? A Discussion on the Desirability of Integration as a Mitigation Goal (Catalina Freixas, Mark Abbott)....Pages 281-344 What Would Jesus Do? A Reflection on the Role of Religion and Ethics (Catalina Freixas, Mark Abbott)....Pages 345-410 How Do We Fix What We Broke? A Diagnosis of the Heart of the Problem (Catalina Freixas, Mark Abbott)....Pages 411-464 What Should the Next President Do? A Search for a Path for All (Catalina Freixas, Mark Abbott)....Pages 465-514 Back Matter ....Pages 515-621