Here's how the federal government made the maps that crippled black neighborhoods:
The persistent racial segregation found in many American cities can be traced back to policies intended to create just that. The practice of redlining (refusing to give loans to inhabitants of a specific area) significantly restricted the upward mobility of African Americans, who were the primary targets. By effectively removing the possibility of investment in predominantly black communities, redlining has maintained social stratification along racial lines.
America's Great Fitness Divide:
Income inequality in the United States produces obscene differences in the quality enjoyed by different economic classes. Among these differences is physical health. While being wealthy is not a prerequisite to being healthy, there is nevertheless a strong positive correlation between fitness in cities and income per capita. This suggests that, to some degree, our physical health may be related to our choice of city.
Mapping the Great Housing Divide:
Gentrification is a glaring contradiction. On the one had, it raises property values and adds upscale additions to previously run down neighborhoods. On the other hand, gentrification raises the cost of living to such a degree that many families are forced off of the property. This created an environment in which excess walks hand in hand with squalor.
Burying a 1950's Planning Disaster:
Our cultural landscape is dynamic, reflecting the needs and priorities of those who construct it. In the 1950s, when city planners adhered to the notion that urban highways were necessary for traffic, the cultural landscape of many urban centers became marked with constantly jammed asphalt roads. Now, as we reconsider the impacts of these highways, it looks as though many may be removed from urban centers.
People in Brazil wanted to find better opportunities, so many migrated to urban centers in the Amazon. But the swell in population required these cities to expand, contributing to the devastating deforestation of the Amazon. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/25/world/americas/swallowing-rain-forest-brazilian-cities-surge-in-amazon.html
Map of connectedness in Spain
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