The battle for the boardwalk: Racial formations in a segregated coastal resort

Eisenhauer, David C.

doi:10.1016/j.geoforum.2021.09.010

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“…The unyielding forces of the ocean, through constant erosion and repeated storm damages, led to the persistent need to repair coastal facilities. The combined impacts of these choices are still evident in places such as Asbury Park, where poverty remains deeply entrenched in the West Side at the same time multi-million-dollar condominiums are being constructed in the beachfront areas where Black residents still perceive as being unwelcome (Eisenhauer, 2021).…”

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“…In short, the prioritization of buildings and infrastructure in the beachfront over the West Side was also a prioritization of an area generally considered off limits to the people of the West Side. Thus, the social-spatial enclosure of the West Side was not limited to residential segregation but extended to recreational activities as well (see Eisenhauer, 2021).…”

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“…By the 1890s, a significant Black population resided in the city—many of whom were employed within the service industry (Goldberg, 2016). Social-spatial enclosures were built into the foundations of Asbury Park (Eisenhauer, 2021). Bradley largely refused to sell property near the shore to Black individuals, which led to the concentration of the city's Black population in what became known as the West Side neighbourhood, which was separated from the rest of Asbury Park by rail tracks (Goldberg, 2016; Wolff, 2005).…”

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The making of an uneven shore: How coastal management and housing policies shaped racial inequality in asbury park NJ

Eisenhauer

2022

Environment and Planning E: Nature and Space

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Recent work in urban geography and political ecology has explored the roots of housing segregation in the United States within governmental polices and racial prejudice within the real estate sector. Additional research has demonstrated how coastal management practices has largely benefited wealthy, white communities. In this paper, I bring together insights from these two strands of research to demonstrate how both coastal management and governmental housing policies combined to shape racial inequalities within and around Asbury Park, New Jersey. By focusing on the period between 1945 and 1970, I show how local, state, and federal actors repeatedly prioritized improving and protecting the beachfront areas of the northern New Jersey shore while promising to eventually address the housing and economic needs of the predominately Black ‘West Side’ neighbourhood of Asbury Park. This paper demonstrates that not only did governmental spending on coastal management largely benefit white suburban homeowners but also came at the expense of promised spending within Black neighbourhoods. The case study has implications for other coastal regions in the United States in which housing segregation persists. As climate change and sea level rise unfold, the history of racial discrimination in coastal development raises important considerations for efforts to address emerging hazards and risks.

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Geographies of Imaginaries and Environmental Governance

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2022

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What has Contributed to Green Space Inequities in U.S. Cities? A Narrative Review

Osei Owusu,

Rigolon

2024

Journal of Planning Literature

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Much research has documented green space inequities, but no review has examined their determinants holistically. To address this gap, we conduct a narrative review to synthesize the historical and recent mechanisms contributing to green space inequities in U.S. cities. We identify 77 publications covering this topic and find that two complementary macro-mechanisms shape green space inequities: residential segregation and unequal green space investments. Historical mechanisms include racial residential segregation, redlining, and postwar suburbanization. More recent mechanisms include nonprofits’ involvement in green space provision, green gentrification, and contemporary plans. Moving toward green space equity requires addressing both historical and current mechanisms.

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The battle for the boardwalk: Racial formations in a segregated coastal resort

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The making of an uneven shore: How coastal management and housing policies shaped racial inequality in asbury park NJ

The making of an uneven shore: How coastal management and housing policies shaped racial inequality in asbury park NJ

Geographies of Imaginaries and Environmental Governance

What has Contributed to Green Space Inequities in U.S. Cities? A Narrative Review

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