The Just City / / Susan S. Fainstein.

‹p›‹b›"The just city is one in which equity, democracy, and diversity are important considerations. This is in contrast with the city as growth machine. Fainstein examines three cities: New York, London, and Amsterdam. She provides a history of post–World War II planning and then focuses on fai...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Backlist 2000-2013
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Place / Publishing House:Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2011]
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Year of Publication:2011
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (224 p.) :; 17 halftones, 3 maps
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Introduction: Toward an Urban Theory of Justice
  • 1. Philosophical Approaches to the Problem of Justice
  • 2. Justice and Urban Transformation: Planning in Context
  • 3. New York
  • 4. London
  • 5. Amsterdam: A Just City?
  • 6. Conclusion: Toward the Just City
  • References
  • Index