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Racial Residential Segregation And Covid-19 Mortality, Suresh Nath Neupane
Racial Residential Segregation And Covid-19 Mortality, Suresh Nath Neupane
Geosciences Theses
Studies have shown that the social and physical environments are strong predictors of the health of the urban population. This study investigates if racial residential segregation has any impact on the poor health outcome of residents in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a cross-sectional study with 8, 668, 744 observations at the individual level. The hierarchical logistic regression conducted to investigate the association between race and residential segregation with COVID-19 mortality showed that a one unit increase in segregation is associated with a 1 % increase in mortality. Furthermore, people from Black and Asian ethnic communities were more …
Race, Place, And Politics: Urban Renewal, Redevelopment, And Stories Of The Historic Buttermilk Bottom Neighborhood In Atlanta, John E. Williams
Race, Place, And Politics: Urban Renewal, Redevelopment, And Stories Of The Historic Buttermilk Bottom Neighborhood In Atlanta, John E. Williams
Geosciences Theses
This thesis explores connections between racialized politics, redevelopment, memory/historical significance, and the meaning of place. In particular, I focus on Buttermilk Bottom, the neighborhood formerly centered on the present location of the Atlanta Civic Center. Drawing on oral histories collected from former residents, historical newspaper accounts, archival materials, redevelopment plans, I trace the discourses about Buttermilk Bottom from the mid-twentieth century to the present, demonstrating ways in which Buttermilk Bottom was discursively constructed as a place of community for neighborhood residents, as a “slum” in need of revitalization by city planners and developers, and as prized real estate to be …