The Science of Connection in a Disconnected Place
The Science of Connection
Baltimore as a Differentially Connected Mosaic
Disconnection in Baltimore
Social Disconnection
The Deep Roots of Disconnection
An abandoned rowhouse in Sandtown. The graffito reads “Sadtown.” |
becomes apparent in such places as Sandtown. The riots following Mr. Gray’s funeral are a contemporary echo of literally centuries of disconnection weighing on the population of Sandtown (or Watts, or the South Side, or Hough, or name-the-disconnected-areas in any number of other towns and cities). Baltimore’s history of differential disconnection is storied, but not unique. As a thumbnail sketch:
Seeing Connection
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Analysis of potential areas available to plant trees (left panel), a scenario for increasing tree cover (right panel). |