Justice and fairness in the city : a multi-disciplinary approach to 'ordinary' cities / edited by Simin Davoudi and Derek Bell.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Davoudi, Simin, editor.

Bell, Derek, 1968- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social justice.

City and towns.

Municipal government.

Fairness.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 291 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Bristol : Policy Press, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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 remarks3. 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 city6. 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 contextCase 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 unfairnessOne 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

Issues of cultural legacy

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 01 Sep 2022).

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

ISBN:

9781447323372

1447323378

9781447318408

1447318404

9781447318415

1447318412

OCLC:

971036978