The betrayal of the liberal assumptions of urban renewal -- The failure of urban renewal as a spatial ordering apparatus -- Times Square : New York's most disorderly place -- Neoliberalism, neoconservatism, and spatial regulation -- Graffiti as a manifestation of social disorder -- The declining appearance of order, 1978-1993 -- The radicalization of spatial regulation, 1994-2001 -- Epilogue: the legacy of displacement and exclusion.
This book explores and critiques the process of spatial regulation in post-war New York, focusing on the period after the fiscal crisis of the 1970s, examining the ideological underpinnings and practical applications of urban renewal, exclusionary zoning, anti-vagrancy laws, and order-maintenance policing. It argues that these practices were part of a class project that deflected attention from the underlying causes of poverty, eroded civil rights, and sought to enable real estate investment, high-end consumption, mainstream tourism, and corporate success.
Ämnesord
Urban renewal -- New York (State) -- New York. (LCSH)
Urban renewal -- Social aspects -- New York (State) -- New York. (LCSH)
Law enforcement -- New York (State) -- New York. (LCSH)
Crime prevention -- New York (State) -- New York. (LCSH)
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban (bisacsh)
Stadsförnyelse -- sociala aspekter -- New York (sao)
Brottsförebyggande verksamhet -- New York (sao)
Crime prevention --New York (State) --New York.
Law enforcement --New York (State) --New York.
New York (N.Y.) --History --20th century.
New York (N.Y.) --Social conditions --20th century.
Urban renewal --New York (State) --New York.
Urban renewal --Social aspects --New York (State) --New York.
Social Science.
New York (N.Y.) -- Social conditions -- 20th century. (LCSH)
New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 20th century. (LCSH)