Naked City. The death and life of authentic urban places. Sharon Zukin
Naked City. The death and life of authentic urban places. Sharon Zukin. 2010 . ISBN 9780195382853. A very useful viewpoint of how New York ( and related large cities have dealt ( or not dealt) with progressive change in its neighborhoods. By looking closer at Brooklyn, Harlem, East Village, Union Square, Red Hook, neighborhood gardens the author illustrates the relentlessness of change and how city approaches can help or hinder that. What is interesting is that when a neighborhood moves from gritty to cool, then gentrification and rising property values will follow, at some time or another. The author does not forget her history with notes on the likes of Jane Jacobs and Robert Moses as well as notable mayors and their impacts. Good grounding for the urbanest.
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