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Displacement; environmental gentrification; environmental geography; urban geography; urban political ecology; waterfront
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Super Fun Superfund: Polluted Protection Along The Gowanus Canal, Jessica Ty Miller
Super Fun Superfund: Polluted Protection Along The Gowanus Canal, Jessica Ty Miller
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This research reflects on the patterns of uneven development occurring in the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn, social and physical changes taking place there, and how these elements of the canal relate to the changing purpose of urban waterways. Gowanus has mimicked the development of New York City since the 1600's through several phases: city settlement and development, abandonment, and redevelopment. The redevelopment phase in Gowanus couples environmental clean up with gentrification and displacement. Using an urban political ecology framework, this research attempts to answer the following questions: Why, after many years of pollution, is the area being cleaned up? Will …