Overview

This book proposes an interdisciplinary and multidimensional perspective of urban inequalities based on a range of theoretical, methodological, and professional approaches. Chapters consider different types of inequalities: in health, education, age, housing, energy, space, civic rights, social exclusion, ethnicity, poverty, segregation, work status, nutrition, public policies, democracy, human rights, technology, digital learning, subjective well-being, environment, and climate change. Contributions analyze the situation of different groups: children, youth, and indigenous people. The book highlights the importance of policy-making to overcome inequalities and addresses the key role of citizen participation.

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Author:   Graciela H. Tonon
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   2024 ed.
ISBN:  

9783031597459

ISBN 10:   3031597451
Pages:   377
Publication Date:   21 July 2024
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Re-defining urban inequalities and its policies: Through the lens of the capability approach, quality of life and community well-being.- Urban inequality in Bangladesh.- Evaluating urban multidimensional inequalities in Peru from the capability approach.- Housing inequalities in an international financial center: The case of Hong Kong.- Urban inequalities and diversities in Germany.- Future tripping: What might inequality look like in in a warmer world? A human development perspective.- Urban inequalities and climate change: Contributions to the study of resilience in Argentine cities.- The role of inequality for digital learning in pandemic times: The case of Mexico city’s civil society.- Advantage and paradox – Inequalities for children in urban settings.- Children and adolescents in urban settings: Inequality in Nigerian cities.- Unequal childhoods, socio-economic status and children’s subjective and psychological well-being in South Africa: A population-based study.- Vital inequalities in urban contexts of Argentina’s great north: Approximations based on child mortality rate and health vulnerability index (2005-2020).- Children in street situations in Brazil as unequal subject of rights.- Challenges and opportunities for Taiwanese urban indigenous people: Segregation, assimilation, and identity.- The impact of globalization on citizen`s political autonomy in the cities: The case of London.- How the theory and practice of wellbeing advances equity and civic leadership in Santa Monica .- Preventing urban inequalities. Using the m4-matrix to address a multidimensional challenge.

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