--- product_id: 100210776 title: "How to Kill a City: Gentrification, Inequality, and the Fight for the Neighborhood" price: "FREE" currency: TND in_stock: false reviews_count: 9 url: https://www.desertcart.tn/products/100210776-how-to-kill-a-city-gentrification-inequality-and-the-fight store_origin: TN region: Tunisia --- # How to Kill a City: Gentrification, Inequality, and the Fight for the Neighborhood **Price:** FREE **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** How to Kill a City: Gentrification, Inequality, and the Fight for the Neighborhood - **How much does it cost?** FREE with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tn](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/100210776-how-to-kill-a-city-gentrification-inequality-and-the-fight) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description “An exacting look at gentrification” ( New York Times Book Review )—and the lives devastated in the process The term gentrification has become a buzzword to describe the changes in urban neighborhoods across the country, but we don’t realize just how threatening it is. It means more than the arrival of trendy shops, much-maligned hipsters, and expensive lattes. The very future of American cities as vibrant, equitable spaces hangs in the balance. P. E. Moskowitz’s How to Kill a City takes readers from the kitchen tables of hurting families who can no longer afford their homes to the corporate boardrooms and political backrooms where destructive housing policies are devised. Along the way, Moskowitz uncovers the massive, systemic forces behind gentrification in New Orleans, Detroit, San Francisco, and New York. In the new preface, Moskowitz stresses just how little has changed in those same cities and how the problems of gentrification are proliferating throughout America. The deceptively simple question of who can and cannot afford to pay the rent goes to the heart of America’s crises of race and inequality. A vigorous, hard-hitting exposé, How to Kill a City reveals who holds power in our cities and how we can get it back. Review: Must read for urban economists and citizens in general - 3+1 take aways on #HowToKillACity, a case-study analysis of #gentrification focused on San Francisco, New York, Detroit and New Orleans 1. Distinguish #gentrification consequences (hipsters, condos, yoga, baristas) vs causes: regressive trickledown public policies - tax breaks, housing deregulation, less public services & infrastructures 2. Macro view of gentrification - Regressive housing policy (poor tenants’ rights), privatization of services (transport, health, education, less unions). Plus, debt burden (city bonds ratings) - Cities as 'grow centers': real estate and finance supported by these policies 3. Micro view of gentrification - ‘gentrification of mind’: cities as a pack of commodities and experiences. Instead of valuing and protecting 'sidewalk life’ = community building and responsibilities. To conclude, this is a good read on urban economics, and important for any conscious person before moving to another city or to another neighborhood. Review: Reads like an update of Jane Jacobs - Reads like an update of Jane Jacobs. Moskowitz has seen both sides of gentrification. Like many of our young people, he can't afford to live in the neighborhood where he was born and raised and where his parents still live; but when he moved to a place he could afford, he displaced a family that had lived in that neighborhood all their lives. Moskowitz documents reasons behind the lack of affordable space and the displacement of communities. But this is not an angry treatise. Moskowitz provides hope and suggestions. Because his interviews turn into the real stories of people and their values and identities and because some of his suggestions are controversial, Moskowitz has provided an excellent selection for book clubs and classrooms. Moskowitz engages his readers in the lives of people and their cities...........and he is a journalist who cites his sources. An important book. . ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #568,408 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #7 in Regional Politics Planning #71 in City Planning & Urban Development #73 in Urban Planning and Development | | Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 442 Reviews | ## Images ![How to Kill a City: Gentrification, Inequality, and the Fight for the Neighborhood - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81+u3WMRO2L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Must read for urban economists and citizens in general *by A***O on August 2, 2023* 3+1 take aways on #HowToKillACity, a case-study analysis of #gentrification focused on San Francisco, New York, Detroit and New Orleans 1. Distinguish #gentrification consequences (hipsters, condos, yoga, baristas) vs causes: regressive trickledown public policies - tax breaks, housing deregulation, less public services & infrastructures 2. Macro view of gentrification - Regressive housing policy (poor tenants’ rights), privatization of services (transport, health, education, less unions). Plus, debt burden (city bonds ratings) - Cities as 'grow centers': real estate and finance supported by these policies 3. Micro view of gentrification - ‘gentrification of mind’: cities as a pack of commodities and experiences. Instead of valuing and protecting 'sidewalk life’ = community building and responsibilities. To conclude, this is a good read on urban economics, and important for any conscious person before moving to another city or to another neighborhood. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reads like an update of Jane Jacobs *by S***D on March 15, 2017* Reads like an update of Jane Jacobs. Moskowitz has seen both sides of gentrification. Like many of our young people, he can't afford to live in the neighborhood where he was born and raised and where his parents still live; but when he moved to a place he could afford, he displaced a family that had lived in that neighborhood all their lives. Moskowitz documents reasons behind the lack of affordable space and the displacement of communities. But this is not an angry treatise. Moskowitz provides hope and suggestions. Because his interviews turn into the real stories of people and their values and identities and because some of his suggestions are controversial, Moskowitz has provided an excellent selection for book clubs and classrooms. Moskowitz engages his readers in the lives of people and their cities...........and he is a journalist who cites his sources. An important book. . ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A good perspective. *by A***N on November 3, 2017* There is little doubt that this book is well written and thoroughly researched, but your opinion of it will largely come down to your world view. Your answers to questions like "Is housing a right?" or "Should everyone be able to live in a city?" will determine whether you will get on board with the author's cause. I came to this book from the perspective of someone living in a blighted second tier city in the deep south, while hearing my friends living in New York and Portland decry the evils of gentrification. These are very different urban situations, with one struggling from a lack of capital, while the other is being forever changed by a "wave of capital". As someone who sees neo-liberal policies and urban development generally as a good thing, this book helped broaden my perspective. The book is written as a panacea for all urban areas, and the author seems to assume that everyone will share his view. It's important to remember that every housing market is different. I recommend this book, but I encourage readers to go deeper and read alternative views like Richard Florida. ## Frequently Bought Together - How to Kill a City: Gentrification, Inequality, and the Fight for the Neighborhood - The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America - New Urban Crisis --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.tn/products/100210776-how-to-kill-a-city-gentrification-inequality-and-the-fight](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/100210776-how-to-kill-a-city-gentrification-inequality-and-the-fight) --- *Product available on Desertcart Tunisia* *Store origin: TN* *Last updated: 2026-08-28*