Making Our Neighborhoods, Making Our Selves

By George C. Galster

Book Overview

Drawing on economics, sociology, geography, and psychology, Galster delivers a clear-sighted explanation of what neighborhoods are, how they come to be--and what they should be.

Urban theorists have tried for decades to define exactly what a neighborhood is. But behind that daunting existential question lies a much murkier problem: never mind how you define them--how do you make neighborhoods productive and fair for their residents? In Making Our Neighborhoods, Making Our Selves, George Galster delves deep into the question of whether American neighborhoods are as efficient and equitable as they could be--socially, financially, and emotionally--and, if not, what we can do to change that. Galster aims to redefine the relationship between places and people, promoting specific policies that reduce inequalities in housing markets and beyond.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022659985X
• ISBN13: 9780226599854
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.2" x 9.1"