In class over the next several days our discussion, reading, and viewing will deal specifically with understanding the history of urbanization and urban renewal in Baltimore. To do so, we will take the issues and problems outlined in Chapter 13, Key Issue 3 and apply them to Baltimore City. We will read the article “Collateral Damage:Unintended Consequences of Urban Renewal in Baltimore, MD“ (click link to view), and view the video “Black Out”, made by a group of Baltimore youth in the group New Lens.
Your assignment is to write a 500 word response to the following questions. You must include specific facts from both the video, Rubenstein, and from the article Collateral Damage.
This is due on Tuesday, 9/21 by midnight. The paper must be typed. It can be emailed to me.
1. What type of physical, social, and economic problems have inner-cities, specifically Baltimore, faced over the past 50 years? 2. Which of these problems are related to, and sometimes even caused by the process of urban renewal? In what way are these consequences unintended? In your answer, cite specific examples from Baltimore.