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Justice and fairness in the city : a multi-disciplinary approach to 'ordinary' cities /
This book examines the theory and practice of justice in and of the city through a multi-disciplinary collaboration, which draws on a wide range of expertise. It will be a valuable resource for academic researchers and students across a range of disciplines including urban and environmental studies.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Bristol, UK :
Policy Press,
2016.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- JUSTICE AND FAIRNESS IN THE CITY; Contents; List of tables and figures; Tables; Figures; Notes on contributors; Acknowledgements; Foreword ; 1. Understanding justice and fairness in and of the city; Introduction; Justice and fairness: liberal formulations and critical alternatives; Justice in and of the city; An ordinary city: Newcastle upon Tyne; The outline of the book; Section 1. Local environmental justice; 2. Urban greenspace and environmental justice claims; Introduction; Greenspace as an environmental 'good'; Greenspace in Newcastle city; Newcastle's greenspace: fair or unfair?; Concluding remarks.
- 3. The school in the city; Introduction; Challenges and consequences; The city school as part of the solution not part of the problem; Conclusions: minimising the ills of the school in the city and making it a force for good; 4. Transport poverty and urban mobility; Introduction; Conceptualising mobility justice and transport poverty; Dimensions of transport poverty; Conclusion; 5. Food justice and the city; Introduction; What is food justice?; Newcastle: the potential and problems of food justice in practice; Concluding comments.
- Section 2. Spatial justice and the right to the city; 6. Fit and miss-fit: the global spread of urban spatial injustice; Introduction; Conceptualising urban injustice in Newcastle and Delhi; Conclusions; 7. Toonsformation: skateboarders' renegotiation of city rights; Introduction; The production of space and city rights; Urban sports activists: spatial representations and practices of skateboarders; Changing city roles and uses: the transformation of Newcastle; Skaters' right to change space; Concluding observations; 8. Young people and their experience of place in the city; Introduction.
- Theoretical context; Case studies; Case study one: 'growing places' project; Case study two: 'NE6 Voice' project; Policy and practice; Conclusion; Section 3. Participation, procedural fairness and local decision making; 9. Public perceptions of unfairness in urban planning; Introduction; Perceptions of unfairness, the Newcastle Fairness Commission and the planning system; Why the public often perceive a decision to grant planning permission for a LULU as unfair; Unfairness and 'public concern'; How the structure of the planning process can exacerbate public perceptions of unfairness.
- The tools available to developers, the local planning authority and planning decision makers to address inherent planning system weaknesses causing the perception of unfairness; One local authority's attempt to address LULU-related challenges; Concluding remarks; 10. The importance of the past: cultural legacy and making fairness real; Introduction; The political context in Newcastle; Newcastle's Fairness Commission and the promotion of liberal values; Introducing Cherry Tree View; Context for the decision; The decision-making process; The role of policy in making justice accountable.