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Segregation by Design: Local Politics and Inequality in American Cities

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Trounstine, Jessica·2018·Cambridge University Press eBooks
DOI 10.1017/9781108555722
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Segregation by Design draws on more than 100 years of quantitative and qualitative data from thousands of American cities to explore how local governments generate race and class segregation. Starting in the early twentieth century, cities have used their power of land use control to determine the location and availability of housing, amenities (such as parks), and negative land uses (such as garbage dumps). The result has been segregation - first within cities and more recently between them. Documenting changing patterns of segregation and their political mechanisms, Trounstine argues that city governments have pursued these policies to enhance the wealth and resources of white property owners at the expense of people of color and the poor. Contrary to leading theories of urban politics, local democracy has not functioned to represent all residents. The result is unequal access to fundamental local services - from schools, to safe neighborhoods, to clean water.

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Authors
Trounstine, J.
Affiliations
University of California, Merced (US)
Corresponding author
Trounstine, Jessica
ORCID
Trounstine, Jessica
Venue
Cambridge University Press eBooks
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Published
2018-11-02
DOI
10.1017/9781108555722
OpenAlex
W4211080771
Cited by
428
References
433
Citations by year
2026: 53 · 2025: 53 · 2024: 45 · 2023: 63 · 2022: 49 · 2021: 80 · 2020: 70 · 2019: 12 · 2018: 2 · 2013: 1
FWCI
47.22
Type
book
Language
en
Open access
Licence
www.cambridge.org/core/terms (unspecified)
Locations
Cambridge University Press eBooks (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
  • Social Sciences › Urban Studies › Urban Planning and Governance
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Environmental Justice and Health Disparities
Keywords
racial segregation, class segregation, land use regulation, local government, urban politics, residential segregation, municipal services, urban amenities, waste dumps, urban democracy, access to schools, neighborhood safety, water access

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