Radical Atlas of Ferguson, USA [Paperback]

Ferguson, Missouri, became the epicenter of Americas racial tensions after the 2014 murder of Michael Brown and the protests that followed in its wake.

Though this suburb just outside St. Louis might have seemed like an average midwestern town, the activism that exploded there after Browns killing laid bare how longstanding municipal planning policies had led to racial segregation, fragmentation, poverty, and police targeting.

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In over one hundred maps, Patty Heyda charts the systemic forces that have defined Ferguson, and the first-ring suburb in America more broadly. Through an in-depth look at the contradictions undergirding city planning and design,it illuminates how tax incentives, housing codes, urban design, policing, philanthropy, and even landscaping often work against the betterment of residents lives. At its heart lies a key question: Just who are our cities being built for?

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A profound rethinking of what maps can be,Radical Atlas of Ferguson USA?will challenge city planners, designers, and everyday citizens to change their perspective of public space.

Foreword by Teddy Cruz and Fonna Forman.

Patty Heydais professor of Architecture and Urban Design at Washington University in St. Louis. She is the coauthor of?Rebuilding the American City?and?Rebuilding the American Town.

"Every urban historian and city planner should have a copy on the shelf"Los Angeles Review of Books

"This thought-provoking and visually arresting atlas encourages urban planners and architects to challenge the system."Booklist

A substantial contribution to cartography . . . This visually appealing compendium is useful for anyone interested in mapping for social justice, or in exploring the role of visual and sl#.