Robert D. Bullard is the Ware Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Director of the Environmental Justice Resource Center at Clark Atlanta University. He is the author of thirteen books that address sustainable development, environmental racism, urban land use, industrial facility siting, community reinvestment, housing, transportation, and smart growth. His most recent book is entitled Growing Smarter: Achieving Livable Communities, Environmental Justice and Regional Equity (MIT Press 2007).

Bullard has done a service with this collection for those looking for information and prospects for urban and suburban African Americans in the contemporary U.S. Recommended.

• Chapter 1 Introduction: The Significance of Race and PlaceChapter 2 The Black Metropolis in the Era of SprawlChapter 3 Structural Racism and Spatial Jim CrowChapter 4 Residential Apartheid America StyleChapter 5 Dilemma of Place and Suburbanization of the Black Middle ClassChapter 6 Walling In or Walling Out: Gated CommunitiesChapter 7 Spatial Mismatch and Job SprawlChapter 8 Atlanta: A Black Mecca?Chapter 9 Black New Orleans: Before and After Hurricane KatrinaChapter 10 Health Disparities in Black Los AngelesChapter 11 Black Political Power in the New CenturyChapter 12 Achieving Equitable Development

Robert D. Bullard is the Ware Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Director of the Environmental Justice Resource Center at Clark Atlanta University. He is the author of thirteen books that address sustainable development, environmental racism, urban land use, industrial facility siting, community reinvestment, housing, transportation, and smart growth. His most recent book is entitled Growing Smarter: Achieving Livable Communities, Environmental Justice and Regional Equity (MIT Press 2007).

Bullard has done a service with this collection for those looking for information and prospects for urban and suburban African Americans in the contemporary U.S. Recommended.

• Chapter 1 Introduction: The Significance of Race and PlaceChapter 2 The Black Metropolis in the Era of SprawlChapter 3 Structural Racism and Spatial Jim CrowChapter 4 Residential Apartheid America StyleChapter 5 Dilemma of Place and Suburbanization of the Black Middle ClassChapter 6 Walling In or Walling Out: Gated CommunitiesChapter 7 Spatial Mismatch and Job SprawlChapter 8 Atlanta: A Black Mecca?Chapter 9 Black New Orleans: Before and After Hurricane KatrinaChapter 10 Health Disparities in Black Los AngelesChapter 11 Black Political Power in the New CenturyChapter 12 Achieving Equitable Development

Robert D. Bullard is the Ware Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Director of the Environmental Justice Resource Center at Clark Atlanta University. He is the author of thirteen books that address sustainable development, environmental racism, urban land use, industrial facility siting, community reinvestment, housing, transportation, and smart growth. His most recent book is entitled Growing Smarter: Achieving Livable Communities, Environmental Justice and Regional Equity (MIT Press 2007).

Bullard has done a service with this collection for those looking for information and prospects for urban and suburban African Americans in the contemporary U.S. Recommended.

• Chapter 1 Introduction: The Significance of Race and PlaceChapter 2 The Black Metropolis in the Era of SprawlChapter 3 Structural Racism and Spatial Jim CrowChapter 4 Residential Apartheid America StyleChapter 5 Dilemma of Place and Suburbanization of the Black Middle ClassChapter 6 Walling In or Walling Out: Gated CommunitiesChapter 7 Spatial Mismatch and Job SprawlChapter 8 Atlanta: A Black Mecca?Chapter 9 Black New Orleans: Before and After Hurricane KatrinaChapter 10 Health Disparities in Black Los AngelesChapter 11 Black Political Power in the New CenturyChapter 12 Achieving Equitable Development