Socio-spatial inequalities in contemporary cities / Alfredo Mela, Alessia Toldo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mela, Alfredo, author.

Toldo, Alessia, author.

Contributor:

Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.

Series:

SpringerBriefs in geography

Springer briefs in geography

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sociology, Urban.

Marginality, Social.

Equality.

Physical Description:

xii, 83 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2019]

Summary:

The book explores social inclusion/exclusion from a socio-spatial perspective, highlighting the active role that space assumes in shaping social phenomena. Unlike similar books, it does not discuss exclusion and inclusion in particular geographical contexts, but instead explains these phenomena starting from the dense and complex set of relationships that links society and space. It particularly focuses on social differences and how the processes of exclusion and inclusion can produce a highly spatialized understanding of them, for example when particular groups of people are perceived as being out of place. At the same time, within the context of the different approaches that policies adopt to contrast the phenomena of social exclusion, it examines the role of participation as an instrument to promote bottom-up inclusion and cohesion processes.

Contents:

Understanding social exclusion

Key concepts of social inequalities

Understanding differences: different approaches, intersectionality and justice

Differences, spaces and exclusion

Political urban exclusion and participation.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.

ISBN:

3030172554

9783030172558

OCLC:

1089862947