Majora Carter grew up in the South Bronx. In 2001, she started the environmental not-for-profit group "Green The Ghetto". Since then, the group has spearheaded numerous urban green space and waterfront revitalization projects in the South Bronx.
Green The Ghetto had an idea and the municipal government listened: Carter discusses in the video how "comprehensive planning" (i.e. inclusion of community groups in decision making processes) helped to save the South Bronx.
Their approach : Green The Ghetto doesn't use social assistance or money to mitigate urban poverty.
Rather, they believe that creating urban green space will.
This is her story:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQ-cZRmHfs4&feature=related
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