{"id":40802214961,"date":"2018-06-13T14:40:11","date_gmt":"2018-06-13T18:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-history-and-anthropology\/eminent-domain-and-the-city\/"},"modified":"2019-09-13T15:10:18","modified_gmt":"2019-09-13T19:10:18","slug":"eminent-domain-and-the-city","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-history-and-anthropology\/eminent-domain-and-the-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Eminent Domain and the City"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"EminentDomaingraphic\"<\/p>\n

Date:<\/strong> Due to adverse weather conditions, the conference will take place in its entirety on Friday, February 10, 2017<\/p>\n

Location:<\/strong> Monmouth University, West Long Branch, NJ, USA<\/p>\n

Eminent domain, or expropriation, is the taking of private property to achieve a public purpose, such as new schools or public roads, which clearly demonstrate a public use. However, eminent domain has also been use to take and transfer private property to private developers, who argue that high-end residential units, restaurants, retail stores, and the like will create public benefits, including jobs and increased property values.<\/p>\n

The goal of this conference is to critically examine the uses and consequences of eminent domain from a multi-disciplinary perspectives, to attempt to answer the question: \u201cWhat are the economic, political, environmental, social, and cultural impacts of the use of eminent domain, particularly on cities trying to revitalize themselves?\u201d<\/p>\n

For more information, please email eminentdomainMU@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Organizing Committee:<\/h2>\n