Tropic of Orange

Tropic of Orange





“Whose territory was it anyway? Might as well show which police departments covered which beats; which kind of colored people (brown, black, yellow) lived where; which churches/temples served which people.” (Yamashita pg.81)

This quote to me means that any given area precisely Buzzworm’s neighborhood has many different and unique needs. The whole area cannot be generalized into one specific category. This means to planners that they must completely assess the situation and all of the issues before they initiate a plan of action. Planners should not use any method of gentrification. Meaning that they should not manipulate the land owners (as they did in this chapter) into agreeing with a plan and then up-rooting them and placing shopping malls and fast food joints (tha...