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Urban centres are bastions of inequalities, where poverty,
marginalization, segregation and health insecurity are magnified.
Minorities and the poor - often residing in neighbourhoods
characterized by degraded infrastructures, food and job insecurity,
limited access to transport and health care, and other inadequate
public services - are inherently vulnerable, especially at risk in
times of shock or change as they lack the option to avoid, mitigate
and adapt to threats. Offering both theoretical and practical
approaches, this book proposes critical perspectives and an
interdisciplinary lens on urban inequalities in light of
individual, group, community and system vulnerabilities and
resilience. Touching upon current research trends in food justice,
environmental injustice through socio-spatial tactics and
solution-based approaches towards urban community resilience,
Resilience, Environmental Justice and the City promotes
perspectives which transition away from the traditional discussions
surrounding environmental justice and pinpoints the need to address
urban social inequalities beyond the build environment, championing
approaches that help embed social vulnerabilities and resilience in
urban planning. With its methodological and dynamic approach to the
intertwined nature of resilience and environmental justice in urban
cities, this book will be of great interest to students, scholars
and practitioners within urban studies, environmental management,
environmental sociology and public administration.
This volume focuses on the theory and practice of the regenerative
development paradigm that is rapidly displacing sustainability as
the most fertile ground for climate change adaptation research.
This book brings together key thinkers in this field to develop a
meaningful synthesis between the existing practice of regenerative
development and the input of scholars in the social sciences. It
begins by providing an expert introduction to the history,
principles, and practices of regenerative development before going
on to present a thorough theoretical examination by known theorists
from disciplines including sociology, geography, and ethics. A
section on regenerative development practices illustrates the need
to significantly advance our understanding of how urbanization,
climate change, and inequality interact at every scale of
development work. Finally, the book ends with a serious
consideration of the ways in which integrated systems thinking in
higher education could result in a curriculum for the next
generation of regenerative development professionals. Regenerative
Urban Development, Climate Change and the Common Good will be of
great interest to students, scholars, and practitioners of
regenerative development, climate change, urban planning, and
public policy.
Urban centres are bastions of inequalities, where poverty,
marginalization, segregation and health insecurity are magnified.
Minorities and the poor - often residing in neighbourhoods
characterized by degraded infrastructures, food and job insecurity,
limited access to transport and health care, and other inadequate
public services - are inherently vulnerable, especially at risk in
times of shock or change as they lack the option to avoid, mitigate
and adapt to threats. Offering both theoretical and practical
approaches, this book proposes critical perspectives and an
interdisciplinary lens on urban inequalities in light of
individual, group, community and system vulnerabilities and
resilience. Touching upon current research trends in food justice,
environmental injustice through socio-spatial tactics and
solution-based approaches towards urban community resilience,
Resilience, Environmental Justice and the City promotes
perspectives which transition away from the traditional discussions
surrounding environmental justice and pinpoints the need to address
urban social inequalities beyond the build environment, championing
approaches that help embed social vulnerabilities and resilience in
urban planning. With its methodological and dynamic approach to the
intertwined nature of resilience and environmental justice in urban
cities, this book will be of great interest to students, scholars
and practitioners within urban studies, environmental management,
environmental sociology and public administration.
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