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UNINA9910459204403321 |
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Autore |
Soja Edward W |
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Titolo |
Seeking spatial justice [[electronic resource] /] / Edward W. Soja |
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Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, c2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-4529-4687-6 |
0-8166-7374-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (276 p.) |
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Collana |
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Globalization and community series ; ; 16 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Social justice |
Justice, Administration of |
Space perception |
Geographical perception |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; 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; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In 1996, the Los Angeles Bus Riders Union, a grassroots advocacy organization, won a historic legal victory against the city's 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 city's 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.In Seeking Spatial Justice , Soja ar |
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