This book discusses racial segregation in American cities. Using St. Louis as a point of departure, it examines the causes and consequences of residential segregation, and proposes potential mitigation strategies. While an introduction, timeline and historical overview frame the subject, nine topic-specific conversations - between invited academics, policy makers and urban professionals - provide the main structure. Each of these conversations is contextualized by a photograph, an editors' note and an essay written by a respected current or former St. Louisan. The essayists respond to the conversations by speaking to the impacts of segregation and by suggesting innovative policy and design tactics from their professional or academic perspective. The purpose of the book, therefore, is not to provide original research on residential segregation, but rather to offer a unique collection of insightful, transdisciplinary reflections on the experience of segregation in America and how it might be addressed.

Inhalt
How Should We Think About Race? A Conversation on Equity, Inclusion, and Integration.- We Did This? An Acknowledgment of the Causes of Segregation.- What Have We Wrought? An Explication of the Consequences of Segregation.- Are We Really Doing Something? An Examination of Mitigation Strategies by Policy.- What Would the Beloved Community Look Like? An Examination of Mitigation Strategies by Design.- Does Anyone Really Want Integration? A Debate on the Desirability of Integration.- What Would Jesus Do? A Reflection on the Role of Religion & Ethics.- How Do We Fix What We Broke? A Diagnosis of the Heart of the Problem.- What Should the Next President Do? A Search for a Path for All.