The Colonias Reader: Economy, Housing and Public Health in U.S.- Mexico Border Colonias
The colonias of the U.S-Mexico border form a loose network of more than 2,500 settlements that are home to over a million people. While varying in size from villages to cities, all share common features: wrenching poverty, substandard housing, and public health issues approaching crisis levels This book brings together scholars, professionals and activists from a wide range of disciplines to examine the pressing issues of economic development, housing and community development, and public and...
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Brings together scholars and professionals from a wide range of disciplines to examine the pressing issues of economic development, housing and community development, and public and environmental health in the colonias of the U.S.-Mexico border, providing conceptual frameworks that tie poverty to institutional and class-based conflicts.\\
Introduction 1Part I Colonia Economics and Economic Development1 The U.S.-Mexico Border Economy Oscar J. Martínez 152 Microbusiness in Texas colonias Cecilia Giusti 303 Economic Development in New Mexico's Colonias Robert Czerniak David Hohstadt 444 Arizona's Evolving Colonias Economy Vera Pavlakovich-Kochi Adrian X. Esparza 575 Agricultural Prosperity, Rural Poverty, and California's Colonias Vinit Mukhija 72Part II Housing and Community Development6 Colonia Housing and Community Development Lydia Arizmendi David Arizmendi Angela Donelson 877 Housing in Texas Colonias John Henneberger Kristin Carlisle Karen Paup 1018 Sustainable, Affordable Homeownership in Arizona and New Mexico Colonias Angela Donelson Esperanza Holguin 1159 Faith and Development in the Colonias of New Mexico and Arizona David S. Heukel Jr. 13310 Farmworkers, Housing, and California's Colonias John Mealey 146Part III Colonias Health and the Environment11 Living Betwixt and Between: Conditions of Health in Borderland Colonias Marlynn May 16312 Colonias Health Issues in Texas Sergio Peña E. Lee Rosenthal 17613 Social Justice and Health in Arizona Border Communities: The Community Health Worker Model Samantha Sabo Main Ingram Ashley Wennerstrom 19014 Urbanization and Environmental Health in Arizona Colonias Laura Norman 20415 Environmental Pollution and Quality of Life in Imperial Valley's Colonias Kimberly Collins 218Part IV Conclusion: Reflections and Directions16 A Sustainability Praxis for the Future of Colonias Development and Colonias Studies William D. Smith 235Works Cited 247About the Editors 277About the Contributors 279Index 285
