Seeking Spatial Justice

Informationen zum Autor Edward W. Soja is Distinguished Professor of Urban Planning at the UCLA School of Public Affairs, and for many years was Centennial Visiting Professor in the Cities Programme, London School of Economics. He is the author of Postmodern Geographies: The Reassertion of Space in Critical Theory, Thirdspace: Journeys to Los Angeles and Other Real-and-Imagined Places, and Postmetropolis: Critical Studies of Cities and Regions. Klappentext In 1996, the Los Angeles Bus Riders Union, a grassroots advocacy organization, won a historic legal victory against the citys 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 citys 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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

Product details

• Authors: Edward W Soja, Edward W. Soja, SOJA EDWARD W
• Publisher: University Of Minnesota Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.03.2010
• EAN: 9780816666683
• ISBN: 978-0-8166-6668-3
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 143 mm x 220 mm x 20 mm
• Series: Globalization and Community (P; Globalization & Community Series; Globalization and Community; Globalization and Community (P
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories