uppp4 book review essay

Book Review Essay

: The Unequal City

Introduction to Urban Studies (

UPPP

4)

Directions:

The book review essay

is

on

Capital City: Gentrification and the Real Estate State.

The essay

ask

s

you to evaluate the book while drawing on readings

and lectures

from weeks 4

through 6

.

Students are required to answer

the

four

prompts

below. Answers should be

two

pages long

(double space,

12

–

point

font, 1

–

inch margins). We are assessing your knowledge of course

materials (lectures and readings).

MLA or APA formats

are acceptable.

Submit in

Word or

PDF format only

.

Do not submit in Pages format.

The book review essay is worth 50 points.

5 points will be ded

ucted for papers turned in within

24 hours after the deadline. Essays

will not be accepted more than 24 hours after the

deadline.

Submit your papers at least two hours before the official deadline. This will help

prevent last minute glitches.

Due

Monday

, February

24

at

6

:00

p

.m

. through Canvas.

Your answers must be written in a standard essay format consisting of

a short introduction

(with

a thesis statement)

, supporting paragraph

s that respond to each of the prompts

, and a short

conclusion.

There

should be no more than two direct quotations

.

Capital City

1.

What

does Stein mean by the

real estate state?

Is the real estate state neoliberal? Support

your answer.

2.

W

hat are the principal causes of gentrification?

3.

According to Stein, w

hat

are the specific things that planners do to support gentrification?

4.

What are important consequences from gentrification?