Belmont University Research Symposium (BURS)
Publication Date
Spring 2023
College
O'More College of Architecture and Design
Department
Architecture
BURS Faculty Advisor
Joseph Watson
Presentation Type
Oral Presentation
Abstract
This podcast dives into American urbanism and its associated development targeting certain minority communities; the ill intentions to disrupt specific neighborhoods led us to refer to the practice as “dirty urbanism”. The pair of I-40 and Jefferson Street in north Nashville, alongside similarly treated areas across the United States, exemplify dirty urbanism. Exercising their raw power and ability to cover up to 90% of the costs, the federal government incentivizes the local governments to construct the highway system: a highway system used as a racially motivated tool to sever black-built urban fabrics. With the highways, vehicular space overrides black people’s space. The podcast will also highlight how environmental well-being trumps black livelihoods, as a parallel. In almost any category imaginable - particularly in comparison to the white realm - black communities are fiercely disrespected and unjustifiably underprioritized.
Recommended Citation
Wilson, Chase and Clark, Kayli, "Property Pillagers: Effects of Dirty Urbanism" (2023). Belmont University Research Symposium (BURS). 518.
https://repository.belmont.edu/burs/518
Included in
Architectural History and Criticism Commons, Civic and Community Engagement Commons, Infrastructure Commons, Race and Ethnicity Commons, Urban, Community and Regional Planning Commons, Urban Studies Commons, Urban Studies and Planning Commons
Comments
The final product is a podcast, and the authors are hoping to upload the podcast and present parts as well.