Overview
You may only use your textbook, class lecture notes,
NO OUTSIDE SOURCES. I will run through a plagiarizing program.
Please answer the following:
- Discuss the concept of gentrification in urban areas: What is gentrification? Give an analysis of how and why gentrification exists by explaining the steps of the cycle of gentrification, the pros and cons and all the players involved in the gentrification process.
- Discuss the concepts of the Garden City and City Beautiful Movements. What was the vision of each plan? Why were they created? What were the pros and cons of each plan?
- Who was Jane Jacobs? What was her vision for Urban Planning? How is she different than Robert Moses?
- According to the reading, Robert Moses and the Modern City, The Transformation of New York, why is Robert Moses Considered the ‘Master Builder’? Was he a popular urban planner? Why or why not? According to Ken Jackson’s essay, Robert Moses and the Rise of New York, the Power Broker in Perspective, what are his main reasons for the failure of cities in the United States after WWII?