Inequality
“You are important—not because you’re rich, but because you are human.” - Charles Montgomery
Learning Objectives
- Recognize how infrastructure impacts communities (positive and negative).
- Assess current forms of inequality due to infrastructure and development
Agenda
- Reminder about Bright Spots project.
- Review ROI Links to an external site. and Environmental Justice Links to an external site.
- Slides - Inequality
- Watch Greening the Ghetto Links to an external site.
- Slides - Moses vs Jacobs
- Watch Jane Jacobs
- Complete Discussion
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ROI and Environmental Justice
- What was the payback period for your suggested solutions to improve Patton?
- How does environmental justice relate to social sustainability?
- What perspective do you not agree with and why?
Inequality
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2TewSL_Egk
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Moses vs Jacobs
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUeuQT6t7kg
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Discussion
Post answers to these questions on Discussion Gentrification Links to an external site. - Is gentrification part of inequality? Explain why or why not. And what, if anything, is being done to address gentrification in US cities? Justify your answer with an example.