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Journal of Urban Health
Published in: Journal of Urban Health 3/2011

01-06-2011

Serial Forced Displacement in American Cities, 1916–2010

Authors: Mindy Thompson Fullilove, Rodrick Wallace

Published in: Journal of Urban Health | Issue 3/2011

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Abstract

Serial forced displacement has been defined as the repetitive, coercive upheaval of groups. In this essay, we examine the history of serial forced displacement in American cities due to federal, state, and local government policies. We propose that serial forced displacement sets up a dynamic process that includes an increase in interpersonal and structural violence, an inability to react in a timely fashion to patterns of threat or opportunity, and a cycle of fragmentation as a result of the first two. We present the history of the policies as they affected one urban neighborhood, Pittsburgh’s Hill District. We conclude by examining ways in which this problematic process might be addressed.
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Metadata
Title
Serial Forced Displacement in American Cities, 1916–2010
Authors
Mindy Thompson Fullilove
Rodrick Wallace
Publication date
01-06-2011
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Urban Health / Issue 3/2011
Print ISSN: 1099-3460
Electronic ISSN: 1468-2869
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11524-011-9585-2

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