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Title The vanishing city / produced & directed by Fiore DeRosa & Jen Senko
Published Sunol, CA : Parallel Lines, 2009

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Description 1 online resource (56 min.)
Summary Sociology & Business Global trends in major cities around the world have changed rapidly in the last several decades. As cities become more interconnected, and less dependent on localized economic models, domestic issues of increased class inequality and sustainability have emerged as central components to city planning debates. These trends are perhaps best exemplified in the city of New York. Told through the eyes of tenants, city planners, business owners, scholars, and politicians, The Vanishing City exposes the real politic behind the alarming disappearance of New York's beloved neighborhoods, the truth about its finance-dominated economy, and the myth of 'inevitable change.' Artfully documented through interviews, hearings, demonstrations, and archival footage, the film takes a sober look at the city's 'luxury' policies and high-end development, the power role of the elite, and accusations of corruption surrounding land use and rezoning. The film also links New York trends to other global cities where multinational corporations continue to victimize the middle and working classes
Notes Title from resource description page (viewed February 01, 2016)
In English
Subject Capitalism -- New York (State) -- New York
Gentrification -- New York (State) -- New York
Neighborhoods -- New York (State) -- New York
Capitalism.
Economic policy.
Gentrification.
Neighborhoods.
Social conditions.
SUBJECT New York (N.Y.) -- Economic policy
New York (N.Y.) -- Social conditions
Subject New York (State) -- New York.
Genre/Form Documentary films.
Documentary films.
Documentaires.
Form Streaming video
Author DeRosa, Fiore, director, producer
Senko, Jen, director, producer