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The Spatiality of Violence in Post-war Cities (Hardcover)
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The Spatiality of Violence in Post-war Cities (Hardcover)
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The Spatiality of Violence in Post-war Cities analyses violence in
post-war cities from different perspectives and in different parts
of the world, with a shared attention to space and how it affects
violent dynamics. The world is urbanising rapidly and cities are
increasingly held as the most important arenas for sustainable
development. Cities emerging from war are no exception, but across
the globe, many post-war cities are ravaged by residual or renewed
violence, which threatens progress towards peace and stability.
This volume addresses why such violence happens, where and how it
manifests, and how it can be prevented. It includes contributions
that are informed by both post-war logics and urban
particularities, that take intra-city dynamics into account, and
that adopt a spatial analysis of the city. They focus on cases
around the world, including Medellin (Colombia), Johannesburg
(South Africa) and Mitrovica (Kosovo). The volume makes a threefold
contribution to the research agenda on violence in post-war cities.
First, the contributions nuance our understanding of the causes and
forms of the uneven spatial distribution of violence, insecurities,
and trauma within and across post-war cities. Second, the
collection demonstrates how urban planning and the built
environment shape and generate different forms of violence in
post-war cities. Third, the contributions explore the challenges,
opportunities, and potential unintended consequences of conflict
resolution in violent urban settings. Providing novel insights into
the causes and dynamics of violence in post-war cities, and
challenges and opportunities for violence reduction, The Spatiality
of Violence in Post-war Cities will be of great interest to
scholars of peace, violence, conflict and its resolution, urban
studies, built environment and planning. The chapters were
originally published as a special issue of Third World Thematics.
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