{"product_id":"searching-for-the-just-city-9780415776134","title":"Searching for the Just City","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCities are many things. Among their least appealing aspects, cities are frequently characterised by concentrations of inequalities, great wealth and abject poverty, powerful leaders and often subservient populations. Public decision-making in contemporary cities is full of conflict, and the resolution of disputes is not often predicated on principles of justice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIf today's cities are full of injustices, what would a \u003cem\u003eJust City\u003c\/em\u003e look like? Is a \u003cem\u003eJust City\u003c\/em\u003e merely a utopia, or has it practical relevance? Is it the best formulation of the most desirable goal for urban development? This book engages the growing debate around these questions. The notion of the \u003cem\u003eJust City\u003c\/em\u003e emerges from the intellectual history of the ideal city and philosophical discussions about what justice is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe contributors to this volume including: David Harvey, Robert Beauregard, Dolores Hayden, Peter Marcuse and Susan Fainstein define the concept of the \u003cem\u003eJust City\u003c\/em\u003e and then examine it from many angles, supporting and developing the concept or questioning it and suggesting alternatives. Explorations of the use of the concept in practice include case studies primarily from U.S. cities, but also with illuminating looks at cities in Germany and Israel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe authors find common ground in the conviction that much more far-reaching changes are required in the development of our cities than many professionals, and particularly planners, contemplate. They find that a forthright call for justice in all aspects of city life, putting the question of what a \u003cem\u003eJust\u003c\/em\u003e or a \u003cem\u003eGood\u003c\/em\u003e or an \u003cem\u003eIdeal City\u003c\/em\u003e should be on the day-to-day agenda of urban reform, can be a practical approach to solving concrete questions of urban policy, from what to do with a wholesale food market in the Bronx to avoiding gentrification around mega-projects. The contributing authors thus bridge the gap between theoretical conceptualisations of urban justice and the reality of planning and building cities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe notion of the \u003cem\u003eJust City\u003c\/em\u003e is an empowering framework for contemporary urban actors to improve the quality of urban life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47607548412140,"sku":"9780415776134","price":365.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/86601fb892e9cb1dd755a1bbce658a31.jpg?v=1778188386","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/searching-for-the-just-city-9780415776134","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}