Melvin Delgado

Urban Gun Violence

Empty Lots, Green Spaces, and Other Ecologically Focused Interventions

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Produktbeschreibung

Ecologically-focused interventions have taken center stage in addressing a range of social problems. This book synthesizes the latest research and theoretical advances of these approaches to offer multiple urban green revitalization strategies for combatting gun violence that is primarily impacting African-American/Black, Asian-American, and Latinx urban communities across the nation. Solutions include the introduction of greenspaces (greening), conversion of distressed buildings and vacant lots, and other structural changes to a community. This resource provides readers with a centralized place to draw upon research findings and includes illustrative case studies. Current and future social workers and other helping professionals will be able to work more effectively with the communities of color they serve to bolster interventions and advocate against gun violence.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 324
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. April 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 680g
• ISBN-13: 9781538166451
• ISBN-10: 1538166453
• Artikelnr.: 66353076

Autorenporträt

Dr. Melvin Delgado, M.S.W, Ph.D., is Professor of Social Work at Boston University School of Social Work. He is the former Chair of Macro Practice. He brings over 40 years of practice, research, and scholarship focused on urban population groups, with the Latinx community being a specific focus. Dr. Delgado is bilingual and bicultural, born and raised in New York City (South Bronx) and has focused his professional and academic career on developing urban-based outreach, research, and service delivery models stressing participatory democratic principles, and tapping cultural strengths and community assets. Dr. Delgado's has addressed a variety of social issues and needs, and published numerous articles and over 30 books on urban community practice topics. He is currently the Series Editor on Social Justice and Youth Community Practice, Oxford University Press.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Section I: Context Setting
Chapter 1: Introduction
Introduction
National Urbanization
Vacant Lots as a Window into a National Urban Problem
Vacant Lots as Part of the Solution?
Brief Definition of Vacant Lot
Urban Blight
Gun Violence as a National and Urban Problem
Vacant Lots and Gun Violence
Brief History of Urban Greening Movement
Book Goals
Conclusion
Chapter 2: Socio-Ecological and Community Assets-Capacity Enhancement
Conceptual Foundation
Introduction
The Promises and Pitfalls of Place-Based Interventions
Socio-Ecological and Assets/Capacity Enhancement Frames
Critique of Socio-Ecological and Assets
The Road of Vacant Lots towards Conversion
Fire-vacant Buildings and Lots
Bulldozing
Urban "High Risk" Communities?
Conclusion
Chapter 3: Community Gun Violence and Community Trauma
Introduction
Challenges in Grasping Neighborhood Gun Violence & Trauma
Defining Community Trauma
Identifying Community Trauma Symptoms
Approaches to Treating Trauma
Trauma Altering Identity
Addressing Urban Community Trauma
Peace Garden Memorials as Place-Based Community Healing
Conclusion
Chapter 4: Statistics & Strategies for Addressing Gun Violence
Introduction
National Statistics
Urban Statistics
Communities of Color Statistics
Urban Hot Spots or Hot People?
Overview of Four Community Violence Prevention Strategies
* Hospital Based Violence Intervention (HPVI)
* Street Outreach (Cure Violence)
* Focused Deterrence
* Environmental Crime Prevention (Focus on Vacant Lots)
Conclusion
Section II: Multi-Faceted View of Vacant Lots
Chapter 5: Vacant Lot Remediation-Context Setting
Introduction
Temporal Perspective
Urban Vacant Lots are Universal
Historical Overview
Definitions and Variations
Vacant Lots vs. Vacant Buildings
Place and Vacant Lot Remediation
Understanding the Evolution of Vacant Lots
Conclusion
Chapter 6: Vacant Lot Remediation-Initiatives
Introduction
Classification of Vacant Lot Initiatives
Core Principles for Lot Conversion Initiatives
Vacant Lot Conversion Continuum
Urban Vacant Lots are Universal
Urban Public Works and Public Spaces
Conclusion
Chapter 7: Potential Benefits/Detriments of Vacant Lot Conversions
Introduction
Potential Benefits/Detriments of Vacant Lot Conversions
* Economic
* Social
* Cultural
* Political
* Health
Bureaucratic Challenges for Collaborating
Urban Land Banks
Conclusion
Section III: Case Illustration
Chapter 8: Case Illustration (Urban Neighborhood Initiatives, Southwest
Detroit)
Introduction
Case Illustration Selection Process
Demographics
Social Context
UNI History
Organizational Core Values
Operating Principles
Organizational Community Values
Strategic Approach: Translating Vision into Action
* Urban Youth Forestry Program
* The Southwest Urban Arts Mural Program
* Land Use and Economic Development
Sponsoring Celebrations
Organizational-Community Celebrations
Organizational Challenges
Inclusiveness and Empowerment Across the Life-Span
Collaboration Within and Outside Community
Conclusion
Section IV: Lessons for the Field
Chapter 9: Research Implications
Introduction
A Continuum of Assessment Methods
Innovative Approaches
Case Study Methods
Participatory Approaches
National Organizational Efforts
Conclusion
Chapter 10: Vacant Lots: Practice and Educational Implications
Introduction
Grounding Vacant Lots from a Land Rights Stance
Vacant Lot Guerilla Initiatives
Institutes and Workshops on Vacant Lot Remediation
Challenges and Potential for Collaborations of Community-Based
Organizations (CBOs), Local Foundations, and Other Entities
Educational Innovations
Career Path for Converting Vacant Lots
Urban Green Space Practice Potential
Ownership of Lots after Development
A Special Callout to Social Workers: Gun Violence and Vacant Lots
The Promise of Urban Neighborhood "Regeneration Sustainability"
A Happy and Educational Journey
Conclusion
References
Index
About the Author