Full Description
Ecologically-focused interventions have taken center stage in addressing a range of social problems. This book synthesizes the latest research and theoretical advances of these approaches to offer multiple urban green revitalization strategies for combatting gun violence that is primarily impacting African-American/Black, Asian-American, and Latinx urban communities across the nation. Solutions include the introduction of greenspaces (greening), conversion of distressed buildings and vacant lots, and other structural changes to a community. This resource provides readers with a centralized place to draw upon research findings and includes illustrative case studies. Current and future social workers and other helping professionals will be able to work more effectively with the communities of color they serve to bolster interventions and advocate against gun violence.
Contents
Acknowledgments
SECTION I: CONTEXT SETTING
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Socioecological and Community Assets: Capacity Enhancement Conceptual Foundation
Chapter 3: Community Gun Violence and Community Trauma
Chapter 4: Statistics and Strategies for Addressing Gun Violence
SECTION II: MULTIFACETED VIEWS OF VACANT LOTS
Chapter 5: Vacant Lot Remediation: Context Setting
Chapter 6: Vacant Lot Remediation
Chapter 7: Potential Benefits/Detriments of Converting Vacant Lots
SECTION III: CASE ILLUSTRATION
Chapter 8: Case Illustration (Urban Neighborhood Initiatives, Southwest Detroit)
SECTION IV: LESSONS FOR THE FIELD
Chapter 9: Research
Chapter 10: Vacant Lots: Practice and Educational Implications
References
Index
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