Final Thoughts...

The major underlying theme of this blog is the effects of wealth inequality in the urban environment. All but the first two blogs, have elements of class struggle in them. Whether it be; poor food options in American inner cities or the displacement of indigenous people in Brazil from their land so that Cargill can plant soybeans or the residents and businesspeople losing Atlantic City to the Casino industry to class bias that erected the border around Temple University to developers and city planners initiating gentrification in working class neighborhoods. These class inequalities manifest themselves in many different and they can seem too overwhelming to address. How can these class inequalities be solved?

Can neighborhood members from the communities surrounding Temple stand up to The University’s front office and the parents of affluent students and demand less cops and more community partnership initiatives that address the reasons for petty economic crime? Can residents of East Kensington take a stand against the rich developers and powerful bureaucrats who continue to gentrify and displace people in working class neighborhoods? Will residents in Atlantic City ever be able to truly benefit from millions of people who visit there city?