Chapter 4. Revitalizing the Suburbs: Immigrants in Greater Boston Since the 1980s

Johnson, Marilynn S.

doi:10.9783/9780812293951-005

“…Immigrants are also reshaping the suburban landscape, often revitalizing suburbs that have experienced population loss (Johnson 2017). They and their descendants have made homes in suburbs for decades, despite the racialized nature of postwar suburbanization (Singer 2008;Walker 2019).…”

Section: Suburban Erasurementioning

confidence: 99%

Resisting Amnesia: Renewing and Expanding the Study of Suburban Inequality

Lewis-McCoy

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Warikoo

²

,

Matthews

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et al. 2023

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r. l'Heur eu x lew is-mccoy , natasH a wa r ikoo, stepHen a. m at t Hews , a nd na dir a H fa r a H foley Suburban inequality is the focus of this double issue of RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences. This introduction addresses the limited related scholarship, describes how inequality unfolds differently in suburban communities than in urban and rural communities, and draws attention to urgent issues related to stratification between and within suburban communities. We argue that inattention to the study of suburban space, methodological and disciplinary silos, and the changing nature of the suburbs have left large holes in our understanding of how inequality operates. This critical review covers areas such as measurement, forgotten suburban scholarship, demographic change, suburban poverty, social supports, race, immigration, education, politics, policing, and future directions for suburban studies. In our call for resisting amnesia, we also draw attention to forgotten suburban histories and studies of a diverse range of suburban communities.

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“…Immigrants are also reshaping the suburban landscape, often revitalizing suburbs that have experienced population loss (Johnson 2017). They and their descendants have made homes in suburbs for decades, despite the racialized nature of postwar suburbanization (Singer 2008;Walker 2019).…”

Section: Suburban Erasurementioning

confidence: 99%

Resisting Amnesia: Renewing and Expanding the Study of Suburban Inequality

Lewis-McCoy

¹

,

Warikoo

²

,

Matthews

³

et al. 2023

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r. l'Heur eu x lew is-mccoy , natasH a wa r ikoo, stepHen a. m at t Hews , a nd na dir a H fa r a H foley Suburban inequality is the focus of this double issue of RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences. This introduction addresses the limited related scholarship, describes how inequality unfolds differently in suburban communities than in urban and rural communities, and draws attention to urgent issues related to stratification between and within suburban communities. We argue that inattention to the study of suburban space, methodological and disciplinary silos, and the changing nature of the suburbs have left large holes in our understanding of how inequality operates. This critical review covers areas such as measurement, forgotten suburban scholarship, demographic change, suburban poverty, social supports, race, immigration, education, politics, policing, and future directions for suburban studies. In our call for resisting amnesia, we also draw attention to forgotten suburban histories and studies of a diverse range of suburban communities.

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“…Ethnic communities as important stakeholders have much to offer their suburban neighbourhoods, by bringing diverse social, cultural, and economic practices to the space and reinventing a sense of place and community. Suburban municipalities should better recognize and use the contributions of ethnic communities to combat the far-reaching social and economic consequences of lack of distinctiveness (Gleye, 2015;Johnson, 2017;Zhuang & Chen, 2017).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Negotiation of Space and Rights: Suburban Planning with Diversity

Zhuang

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2021

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The increasing suburbanization of immigrant settlement in Canada’s major receiving cities has created unprecedented challenges for municipalities. Despite emerging research about the rise of ethnic suburbs in Canada and abroad, the role of suburban municipalities in facilitating immigrant integration and planning with diversity remains unclear. Based on mixed-method ethnographic research, this article investigates how immigrant and racialized communities in the Greater Toronto Area have significantly transformed suburban places and built institutionally complete communities. However, the rapid development of these spaces has not been fully recognized or supported by municipal planning authorities. Conflicts related to land use, public engagement, and public realm development expose planning’s failure to keep pace with the diverse needs of immigrant communities, who must continually negotiate and fight for their use of space. Furthermore, the lack of effective civic engagement not only ignores immigrant and racialized communities as important stakeholders in suburban redevelopment, but also threatens to destroy the social infrastructure built by these communities and their ‘informal’ practices that are often not recognized by the planning ‘norm.’ Without appropriate community consultation, planning processes can further sideline marginalized groups. Lack of consultation also tends to prevent cooperation between groups, impeding the building of inclusive communities. It is imperative for municipalities to better understand and encourage community engagement and placemaking in ethnic suburbs. This study offers several recommendations for suburban planning with diversity.

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Chapter 4. Revitalizing the Suburbs: Immigrants in Greater Boston Since the 1980s

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Resisting Amnesia: Renewing and Expanding the Study of Suburban Inequality

Resisting Amnesia: Renewing and Expanding the Study of Suburban Inequality

Resisting Amnesia: Renewing and Expanding the Study of Suburban Inequality

The Negotiation of Space and Rights: Suburban Planning with Diversity

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