Seeking spatial justice / Edward W. Soja.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Soja, Edward W.

Series:

Globalization and community ; 16.

Globalization and community series ; 16

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social justice.

Justice, Administration of.

Space perception.

Geographical perception.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (276 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In 1996, the Los Angeles Bus Riders Union, a grassroots advocacy organization, won a historic legal victory against the city's Metropolitan Transit Authority. The resulting consent decree forced the MTA for a period of ten years to essentially reorient the mass transit system to better serve the city's poorest residents. A stunning reversal of conventional governance and planning in urban America, which almost always favors wealthier residents, this decision is also, for renowned urban theorist Edward W. Soja, a concrete example of spatial justice in action.In Seeking Spatial Justice , Soja ar

Contents:

Contents; Prologue; Introduction; 1. Why Spatial? Why Justice? Why L.A.? Why Now?; 2. On the Production of Unjust Geographies; 3. Building a Spatial Theory of Justice; 4. Seeking Spatial Justice in Los Angeles; 5. Translating Theory into Practice: Urban Planning at UCLA; 6. Seeking Spatial Justice after 9/11: Continuities and Conclusions; Acknowledgments; Notes and References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-4529-4687-6

0-8166-7374-8

OCLC:

646821047