Problem, research strategy, and findings: The ability of planning to address America's urban
problems of inequality, crime, housing, education, and segregation is hampered by a …

This article reviews the literature on black geographies as it relates to the everyday work of
urban planners. We outline the major claims and contributions of this scholarship to deepen …

This article shows how Birminghams interstate highway system attempted to maintain the
racial boundaries that had been established by the citys 1926 racial zoning law. It shows …

The almost inextricable weaving together of the issues of race and inner-city revitalization
presents a complex and seemingly intractable problem for urban and regional planners …

Cities across the world are confronted by a growing ethnic and racial diversity that
challenges the traditional model of urban planning intervention focused on individual, not …

Gentrification and displacement of low-income communities of color are major issues in New
York City and the city's zoning policies are a major cause. Race matters but the city ignores it …

The study reported in this article tested connections between five land use controls and the
racial composition of the communities that use them. A survey of localities in the 25 largest …

This article argues that the desire to regulate black residential patterns constituted a major
objective of the early zoning and planning movement in the United States, particularly in the …

Even as multiculturalism is condemned as a failure by national leaders in a number of
countries, urban residents live successfully in cities of ethnic and racialized difference. This …

Multiculturalism necessitates broadening the scope of pluralism in planning. Ethnic
minorities often require a divergent set of community services, housing facilities and …