Write a 5 page paper on urbanization

Write a 5 page paper on urbanization (e.g. segregation/gentrification) that demonstrates how individuals are “trapped” by larger social structures

Integrate long-term (e.g. historical) or large-scale (e.g. global) analysis across
racial/class/gender boundaries with common personal experiences as relevant.

Use at least 4 of these readings:

Mike Davis, “The Prevalence of Slums,” ch 2 of his Planet of Slums, pp. 20-49

Alan Samuels, “The Resurrection of America’s Slums,” The Atlantic, August 9, 2015

Tanvi Misra, “East Asia’s Massive Urban Growth, in 5 Infographics,” The Atlantic

Charles Kenny, “In praise of slums,” Foreign Policy, August 13, 2012

Webster, Chris, George Glasze, and Klaus Frantz, “The global spread of gated communities,” Environment and
Planning B: Planning and Design, vol.29 (2002): 315-320;

Rothstein, Richard, “From Ferguson to Baltimore: The Fruits of Government-Sponsored Segregation” (Economic
Policy Institute, April 29, 2015);

Tanvi Misra, “East Asia’s Massive Urban Growth, in 5 Infographics,” The Atlantic
And NYC? And BU?

Evan Glazman, “’Ghetto Tours’ Are The Latest Cringeworthy Gentrification Trend In NYC,” June 5, 2017

Michael Henry Adams, “The End of Black Harlem,” New York Times, May 27, 2016

Alexandra Mackoff, “Students occupy Couper Administration Building in protest of blue-light system, Pipedream,
May 1, 2017

Paper Format: 4-5 double-spaced pages, one-inch margins, a standard font (Calibri, Arial or
Times Roman), size 12. Use either footnotes or in-text citations and bibliography to indicate
sources; in either case list author, title, and where possible page of a citation (references may be limited to author and title (and no page if a
web site but provide the hyperlink)).