2020 was the deadliest gun violence year in decades. This book describes the positive impacts that urban green spaces such as repurposed vacant lots, parks, and gardens can have on reducing gun violence in marginalized urban communities.
2020 was the deadliest gun violence year in decades. This book describes the positive impacts that urban green spaces such as repurposed vacant lots, parks, and gardens can have on reducing gun violence in marginalized urban communities.
Dr. Melvin Delgado, M.S.W, Ph.D., is Professor of Social Work at Boston University School of Social Work. He is the former Chair of Macro Practice. He brings over 40 years of practice, research, and scholarship focused on urban population groups, with the Latinx community being a specific focus. Dr. Delgado is bilingual and bicultural, born and raised in New York City (South Bronx) and has focused his professional and academic career on developing urban-based outreach, research, and service delivery models stressing participatory democratic principles, and tapping cultural strengths and community assets. Dr. Delgado's has addressed a variety of social issues and needs, and published numerous articles and over 30 books on urban community practice topics. He is currently the Series Editor on Social Justice and Youth Community Practice, Oxford University Press.
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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 About the Author
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 About the Author
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