Segregation by Design Conversations and Calls for Action in St. Louis /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Freixas, Catalina (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Abbott, Mark (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: The Urban Book Series,
• Subjects: Urban geography.; Social structure.; Social inequality.; Public policy.; Economic development.; Social change.; Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns).; Social Structure, Social Inequality.; Public Policy.; Development and Social Change.

This book discusses racial segregation in American cities. Using St. Louis as a point of departure, it examines the causes and consequences of residential segregation, and proposes potential mitigation strategies. While an introduction, timeline and historical overview frame the subject, nine topic-...

Table of Contents:

• How Should We Think About Race? A Conversation on Equity, Inclusion, and Integration
• We Did This? An Acknowledgment of the Causes of Segregation
• What Have We Wrought? An Explication of the Consequences of Segregation
• Are We Really Doing Something? An Examination of Mitigation Strategies by Policy
• What Would the Beloved Community Look Like? An Examination of Mitigation Strategies by Design
• Does Anyone Really Want Integration? A Debate on the Desirability of Integration
• What Would Jesus Do? A Reflection on the Role of Religion & Ethics
• How Do We Fix What We Broke? A Diagnosis of the Heart of the Problem
• What Should the Next President Do? A Search for a Path for All.