QL5: The Dr. James Jennings Interview
In this episode Professor Emeritus of Urban & Environmental Policy & Planning Dr. James Jennings discusses his article on entrepreneurship and academic paper on gentrification
Summary
Episode Length
56:17
Topics Covered
10
References Made
18
Topics Discussed
Dr. James Jennings on becoming a professor
In part 1 Dr. Jennings discusses his motivation for becoming a professor in urban & environmental policy and planning.
Dr. James Jennings on inequality
In part 2 Dr. Jennings discusses his definition for the word inequality within the context of his article, The Importance of Entrepreneurship in Black and Latino Communities in Massachusetts. He also elaborates on the importance of including the concept of inequity when discussing inequality.
Dr. James Jennings on justice
In Part 3 Dr. Jennings discusses how justice should be defined. He also speaks on the importance of implementing justice beyond an individual level.
Dr. James Jennings on gentrification
In part 4 Dr. Jennings defines the word gentrification. He also provides examples nonwhite people are affected in Boston, MA.
Dr. James Jennings on redlining
In part 5 Dr. Jennings explains the role the local, state and federal government played in the disparity in home ownership between white and people classified as black. He also speaks on redlining, restricted zoning and zoning decisions benefiting large real estate developers.
Dr. James Jennings on interstate highways
In part 6 Dr. Jennings explains the role government played on negatively impacting black central business districts by construction interstate highways.
Dr. James Jennings on super commuting
In part 7 Dr. Jennings speaks on public transportation and infrastructure. He also explains the effects super commuting can have on non-white people.
Dr. James Jennings on entrepreneurship
In part 8 Dr. Jennings discusses the importance of creating business sectors in distressed communities. He also speaks on the importance of teaching entrepreneurship especially within the public-school system.
Dr. James Jennings on the growth of tech
In part 9 Dr. Jennings speaks on the importance of participation in technological growth in areas of opportunity.
Dr. Jennings on reparations
In part 10 Dr. Jennings discusses reparations and who should receive compensatory help.
References/resources mentioned
Dr. Jennings
1935 Federal Home Loan Bank Board – Residential Security Maps
Boston Housing Authority Department of Neighborhood Development
Former President Dwight Eisenhower and Highway development
Richard Rothstein – The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America
Understanding Gentrification and Displacement: Community Voices and Changing Neighborhoods
Host
Displacement in Inglewood, CA residents & the Los Angeles Rams stadium construction
Gentrification as Anti-Local Economic Development: The Case of Boston, Massachusetts
Mobile Barbering Article Trim-It App
Neely Fuller Jr.
The Importance of Entrepreneurship in Black and Latino Communities in Massachusetts
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