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Urban Inequalities [electronic resource] : A Multidimensional and International Perspective / edited by Graciela H. Tonon.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextSeries: The Urban Book SeriesPublisher: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2024Edition: 1st ed. 2024Description: X, 377 p. 69 illus., 52 illus. in color. online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9783031597466
Subject(s):
Additional physical formats: Printed edition:: No title; Printed edition:: No title; Printed edition:: No titleLOC classification:
  • G143
Online resources:
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.
In: Springer Nature eBookSummary: 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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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.

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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