Power at the roots :: gentrification, community gardens, and the Puerto Ricans of the Lower East Side /

This book is about community gardens and the struggles to save them from gentrified redevelopment in New York City's Lower East Side. It is a vivid account of the community garden preservation movement, focusing on how working-class Puerto Rican and middle-class white gardeners waged the strugg...

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1. Verfasser: Martinez, Miranda J., 1967-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, ©2010.
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Zusammenfassung:This book is about community gardens and the struggles to save them from gentrified redevelopment in New York City's Lower East Side. It is a vivid account of the community garden preservation movement, focusing on how working-class Puerto Rican and middle-class white gardeners waged the struggle against displacement by inserting themselves into local politics and development to change the calculus of real estate and housing policies.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (x, 169 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780739146262
0739146262
1282921843
9781282921849
9786612921841
6612921846

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