Sources
Want to learn more about the research that went into this project? Check out the sources below.
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HathiTrust | The Industrial reorganization act hearings
UCLA Report | How Freeway Construction Last Century Was Used to Destroy and Divide Communities of Color
USA.gov | The Federal Highway Act
NBC Article | Bulldozed and bisected: Highway construction built a legacy of inequality
PBS Article | A Brief History Of How Racism Shaped Interstate Highways
How Stuff Works | Why did cars become the dominant form of transportation in the United States?
Strong Towns | The Suburban Experiment vs. Traditional Development: 7 Key Differences
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Heat Islands | Learn about heat islands and their effects
Global Cement and Concrete Association | Albedo & Concrete
Woodland Trust | What is habitat fragmentation and what does it mean for our wildlife?
UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs | Population growth, environmental degradation and climate change
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International Journal of Health Geographics | Assessing the association between overcrowding and human physiological stress response in different urban contexts
Single Homeless Project | Hostile architecture and its impact on homelessness
Springer Nature | Cars, corporations, and commodities: Consequences for the social determinants of health
NYC Scaffolding | Why so many New York City sidewalks are covered in scaffolding
Sustainability Directory | What Is the Economic Impact of Increased Pedestrian Traffic on Local Small Businesses?
Science Direct | Walkable neighborhoods and obesity: Evaluating effects with a propensity score approach
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Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy | Justice
National Alliance to End Homelessness | State of Homelessness: 2025 Edition
Rethinking the Future Article | The development and implementation of Gaudi’s design philosophy
The Gaudi Code | A documentary on Gaudi’s motivations and works
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Many of these sources are not referenced on this site and are instead referenced in the paper.
Britannica | What is hostile architecture?
Levelset | How Architects Get Paid — and Why They Don’t
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics | Occupational Outlook Handbook: Architects
Sage Journals | Neoliberalism as a Class Ideology; Or, the Political Causes of the Growth of Inequalities
Springer Nature | Neoliberalism: From New Liberal Philosophy to Anti-Liberal Slogan
NACo | The Big Shift: An Analysis of the Local Cost of Federal Cuts
MALegislature.gov | Bill H.3307: An Act banning hostile architecture targeting unhoused individuals