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The Sustainability Myth: Environmental Gentrification and the Politics of Justice

By Melissa Checker

Book information

Publisher
New York University Press
Year
2020
ISBN
2020016803, 2020016804, 9781479835089, 9781479855278, 9781479840069, 9781479859245
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
8 MB (8142915 bytes)
Pages
\278
Time added
2021-05-29 10:32:01

Description

Cover THE SUSTAINABILITY MYTH Title Copyright Dedication CONTENTS List of Abbreviations Introduction: The Big Green Apple PART I: ENVIRONMENTAL GENTRIFICATION 1. Sustainability and the City 2. Wiped Out by the Green Wave: Green Gentrification and the Value of Urban Nature 3. “Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap”: Industrial Gentrification and the Geography of Sacrifice and Gain 4. Brown Spots on the Apple: Brown Gentrification and the Repurposing of Polluted Properties PART II: THE POLITICS OF SACRIFICE 5. “Democracy Has Left the Building”: Activist Overload and the Tyranny of Civic Engagement 6. “This Crosses Party Lines All over the Place”: Sustainable Solidarities and the Politics of Disaffection Conclusion: Unsticking from Stupid Acknowledgments Notes Works Cited Index About the Author

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