The Great Inversion and the Future of the American City
Categories: Politics & Social Sciences
Journalist Alan Ehrenhalt describes a demographic inversion in American cities, as affluent people move back to downtowns and poorer people move to the suburbs. He examines neighborhoods in Chicago, New York, Philadelphia, Atlanta and other places to show how this shift is changing urban life, transport and housing. Ehrenhalt explores what the trend means for the future of American cities and suburbs.
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- Shane Parrish: “The Great Inversion and the Future of the American City by Alan Ehrenhalt. (Pair with Jane Jacobs’ The Death and Life of Great American Cities.)”