| Contents |
Neighborhood and nation: constructing public housing -- Precarious mosaic: diversity of disparity in Toronto's Regent Park? -- Neoliberal surveillance and eyes on the street -- Canadians in the making: community engagement and procedural participation. |
| Abstract |
"This sharply argued book posits that urban revitalization-making 'better' city living spaces from those that have been neglected due to racist city planning and divestment-is a code word for fraught, state-managed gentrification. Vanessa A. Rosa examines the revitalization of two Toronto public housing projects, Regent Park and Lawrence Heights, and uses this evidence to analyze the challenges of racial inequality and segregation at the heart of housing systems in many cities worldwide. Instead of promoting safety and belonging, Rosa argues that revitalization too often creates more intense exclusion. But the story of these housing projects also reveals how residents pushed back on the ideals of revitalization touted by city officials and policymakers. Rosa explores urban revitalization as a window to investigate broader questions about social regulation and the ways that racism, classism, and dynamics of inclusion/exclusion are foundational to liberal democratic societies, particularly as scholars continue to debate the politics of gentrification at the local level and the politics of integration and multiculturalism at the national level"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | ebook version : 9781469675787 |
| LCCN | 2023014309 |
| ISBN | 9781469675756 (cloth ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1469675757 |
| ISBN | 9781469675763 (paperback ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1469675765 |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
| ISBN | ebook |
| ISBN | PDF ebook |
