Mark D. Bjelland is Professor of Geography and Environmental Studies at Calvin University in Grand Rapids, Michigan. His research and teaching draw upon academic training and real-world experience in civil engineering, urban planning, and urban geography. He has received Fulbright awards to study urban planning in Germany and the United Kingdom and has studied theology at Regent College in Vancouver, BC. He is the author of Human Geography: Landscapes of Human Activities and research articles in The Geographical Review, The Professional Geographer, Urban Geography, and other journals.

Series Editor's Foreword.......................7

Additional Resources............................9

Acknowledgments................................11

1 Our Place Matters.................................13

2 Our Call to Place-Making......................23

3 The Lines That Divide Us......................35

4 Thinking across Our Divides.................45

5 The Spaces We Share..........................59

6 A Neighborhood of Our Own.................75

7 A Place to Lay One's Head...................85

8 A Place to Call Home............................99

9 Toward Good Places for All..................107

Notes...................................................119