Urban gun violence : empty lots, green spaces, and other ecologically focused interventions / Melvin Delgado.

Author/creator Delgado, Melvin author.
Format Book
PublicationLanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2023]
Descriptionix, 311 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Section I: Context Setting. 1: Introduction ; 2: Socioecological and Community Assets : Capacity Enhancement Conceptual Foundation ; 3: Community Gun Violence and Community Trauma ; 4: Statistics and Strategies for Addressing Gun Violence -- Section II: Multifaceted Views of Vacant Lots. 5: Vacant Lot Remediation : Context Setting ; 6: Vacant Lot Remediation ; 7: Potential Benefits/Detriments of Converting Vacant Lots -- Section III: Case Illustration. 8: Case Illustration (Urban Neighborhood Initiatives, Southwest Detroit) -- Section IV: Lessons for the Field. 9: Research ; 10: Vacant Lots : Practice and Educational Implications.
Abstract "2020 was the deadliest gun violence year in decades. This book describes the positive impacts that urban green spaces such as repurposed vacant lots, parks, and gardens can have on reducing gun violence in marginalized urban communities"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Delgado, Melvin. Urban gun violence Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2023] 9781538166475
LCCN 2022054682
ISBN9781538166451 hardcover
ISBN1538166453 hardcover
ISBN9781538166468 paperback
ISBN1538166461 paperback
ISBNelectronic publication

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks HN90 .V5 D463 2023 ✔ Available Place Hold