{"product_id":"radical-atlas-of-ferguson-usa-9781953368751","title":"Radical Atlas of Ferguson, USA","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFerguson, Missouri, became the epicenter of America's racial tensions after the 2014 murder of Michael Brown and the protests that followed in its wake.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThough this suburb just outside St. Louis might have seemed like an average midwestern town, the activism that exploded there after Brown's killing laid bare how longstanding municipal planning policies had led to racial segregation, fragmentation, poverty, and police targeting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn over one hundred maps, Patty Heyda charts the systemic forces that have defined Ferguson, and the first-ring suburb in America more broadly. Through an in-depth look at the contradictions undergirding city planning and design, \u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eit illuminates how tax incentives, housing codes, urban design, policing, philanthropy, and even landscaping often work against the betterment of residents' lives. At its heart lies a key question: Just who are our cities being built for?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA profound rethinking of what maps can be, \u003cem\u003eRadical Atlas of Ferguson USA\u003c\/em\u003e will challenge city planners, designers, and everyday citizens to change their perspective of public space.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword by Teddy Cruz and Fonna Forman.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePatty Heyda\u003c\/strong\u003e is professor of Architecture and Urban Design at Washington University in St. Louis. She is the coauthor of \u003cem\u003eRebuilding the American City\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eRebuilding the American Town\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Belt Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50889008120082,"sku":"9781953368751","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d0380121-052c-423b-ac4e-36f8024e6ebd.jpg?v=1738159632","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/radical-atlas-of-ferguson-usa-9781953368751","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}