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"“By practicing good science in a fallow field, Fullilove illuminates her chosen subject and also transcends it” -- Jane Jacobs * author of The Death and Life of Great American Cities * “Fullilove puts forth an aesthetic of true ‘urban renewal’ from which urban planners and thinking citizens can draw inspiration” * Booklist * “Engagingly written” * Publisher’s Weekly * ""This powerfully imaginative work by a leading social psychiatrist offers original ideas that sponsor not just a critique but ways to respond and prevent a major source of social and health problems in our time. A book of real importance.” -- Arthur Kleinman * Professor of Anthropology, Harvard University * ""[Fullilove throws] light on the problem...with authority and passion” * The Washington Post * “Fullilove...will open eyes"" * The New York Times *"

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Mindy Thompson Fullilove, MD, is an American social psychiatrist who focuses on the ways environmental factors affect the mental health of communities. She is Professor of Urban Policy and Health, Urban Policy Analysis & Management Program, Milano School for International Affairs, Management & Urban Policy, The New School. She has numerous published articles and six books, including URBAN ALCHEMY: Restoring Joy in America's Sorted-Out Cities and ROOT SHOCK: How Tearing Up City Neighborhoods Hurts America and What We Can Do About It. Carlos F. Peterson, is a distinguished artist and architectural draftsman and award-winning illustrator for the steel engineering industry of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Mary Travis Bassett is a public health researcher and commissioner of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.

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