Section I: Context Setting. 1: Introduction ; 2: Socioecological and Community Assets : Capacity Enhancement Conceptual Foundation ; 3: Community Gun Violence and Community Trauma ; 4: Statistics and Strategies for Addressing Gun Violence -- Section II: Multifaceted Views of Vacant Lots. 5: Vacant Lot Remediation : Context Setting ; 6: Vacant Lot Remediation ; 7: Potential Benefits/Detriments of Converting Vacant Lots -- Section III: Case Illustration. 8: Case Illustration (Urban Neighborhood Initiatives, Southwest Detroit) -- Section IV: Lessons for the Field. 9: Research ; 10: Vacant Lots : Practice and Educational Implications.
Summary:
"2020 was the deadliest gun violence year in decades. This book describes the positive impacts that urban green spaces such as repurposed vacant lots, parks, and gardens can have on reducing gun violence in marginalized urban communities"-- Provided by publisher.
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