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Root Shock: How Tearing Up City Neighborhoods Hurts America, and What We Can Do About It
They called it progress. But for the people whose homes and districts were bulldozed, the urban renewal projects that swept America starting in 1949 were nothing short of assault. Vibrant city blocks—places rich in history—were reduced to garbage-strewn vacant lots. When a neighborhood is destroyed its inhabitants suffer “root shock”: a traumatic stress reaction related to...more
Paperback, 304 pages
Published
February 4th 2009
by One World/Ballantine
(first published June 1st 2004)
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I heard the author, Dr. Mindy Fullilove, speak at a conference on the psycholgical and social consequences of displacement due to policies of urban renewal over the3 last 50=60 years in the U.S. In this book she reveals the stories and struggles of black people who were displaced by urban renewal projects in Pittsburgh, Roanoke, Newark and Philadelphia. Though the book is a bit haphazard and seems to jump aroudn here insights as to the ongoing impact of urban displacement is priceless and speak ...more
this book is fascinating. about the psychological and social effects of being uprooted from one's home (particularly from urban renewal, a federal policy that razed 1600 mostly african american neighborhoods in the 60s...). focuses on 3 cities in particular - newark, pittsburgh & roanoke.
This book was written by one of the heads of the prog. at Columbia and looks amazing... I cant wait to read! Will post review after...
brilliant. this'll probably be a big influence on what i go to school for next, if and when i figure that out...
A liberal take on urban planning - definitely not very left wing, but still i found it of interest.
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