City of equals

City of equals

'A City of Equals' combines a multi-disciplinary literature review and, distinctively, more than 180 interviews in 10 cities in 6 countries: Wolff and De-Shalit provide an account of a city of equals based on the idea that it should give each of its city-zens a secure sense of place or bel...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Wolff, Jonathan, author (author), De-Shalit, Avner, author
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Oxford University Press 2024.
Colección:Oxford scholarship online.
Materias:
Sociology, Urban.
Equality.
Society.
Society & culture: general.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798989606719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Half Title
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Dedication
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • Contents
  • 1. Introduction, Motivation, and Methods
  • 1.1. The Research Question
  • 1.2. What Is a City?
  • 1.3. The Egalitarian Spirit
  • 1.4. Methods
  • 1.5. The Argument in a Nutshell
  • 1.6. Conclusion
  • 2. A Critical Literature Review
  • 2.1. Introduction
  • 2.2. Income Inequality: The Importance and Limitations of Material Inequality
  • 2.3. Space and Segregation, Exclusion and Inclusion
  • 2.4. The Importance and Limitations of Spatial Analysis
  • 2.5. The Just City: Towards a More Holistic Notion of a City of Equals
  • 2.6. Conclusion: The Many Dimensions of a City of Equals
  • 3. Interview Themes and Results, Part 1
  • 3.1. Our Starting Point
  • 3.2. The Results of the Interviews
  • 3.3. Relational Equality
  • 3.4. Themes that Relate to Non-market Accessibility to Goods and Services
  • 3.4.1. Spatial Dimensions of Integration, Segregation, and Their Consequences
  • 3.4.2. Frequency and Variety of Public Transportation
  • 3.4.3. Gardening, Environment Goods, and Environmental Bads
  • 3.4.4. Housing Policy
  • 3.5. Themes that Relate to Sense of Meaning
  • 3.5.1. Inequalities in Urban Experience
  • 3.5.2. Sense of Security
  • 3.5.3. Identity, Community, and Anonymity
  • 4. Interview Themes and Results, Part 2
  • 4.1. Themes That Relate to the Value of Diversity and Social Mixing
  • 4.1.1. Special Arrangements for Elderly People
  • 4.1.2. Special Arrangements in Respect of Young Children and their Parents
  • 4.1.3. Women-friendly City Design and Planning, and Gender Equality
  • 4.2. Themes that Relate to the Value of Non-deferential Inclusion
  • 4.2.1. Communication beyond Transportation: Words and Vision
  • 4.2.2. Inclusivity
  • 4.2.3. Political Standing
  • 4.3. Conclusion
  • 5. A Secure Sense of Place
  • 5.1. Introduction.
  • 5.1.1. The Sense of Place
  • 5.2. The Four Core Values
  • 5.2.1. Core Value 1: Access to the City's Services Is Not Constituted by the Market
  • 5.2.2. Core Value 2: A Sense of Meaning and Meaningful Urban Life
  • 5.2.3. Core Value 3: Diversity and Social Mixing
  • 5.2.4. Core Value 4: Non-deferential Inclusion
  • 5.3. Conclusion
  • 6. Conclusions and Next Steps
  • 6.1. Core Value 1: Non-market Access to the City's Facilities
  • 6.2. Core Value 2: A Sense of a Meaningful Life
  • 6.3. Core Value 3: Diversity and Social Mixing
  • 6.4. Core Value 4: Non-deferential Inclusion
  • 6.5. Conclusion
  • References
  • Index.

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