Rights and the City

Problems, Progress, and Practice
Erscheinungsjahr 2022
ISBN: 978-1-77212-626-6
Verlag: University of Alberta Press

Buch, Englisch, 272 Seiten, Format (B × H): 227 mm x 153 mm, Gewicht: 428 g

Rights and the City takes stock of rights struggles and progress in cities by exploring the tensions that exist between different concepts of rights. Sandeep Agrawal and the volume’s contributors expose the paradoxes that planners and municipal governments face when attempting not only to combat discriminatory practices, but also advance a human rights agenda. The authors examine the legal, conceptual, and philosophical aspects of rights, including its various forms—human, Indigenous, housing, property rights, and various other forms of rights. Using empirical evidence and examples, they translate the philosophical and legal aspects of rights into more practical terms and applications. Regionally, the book draws on municipalities from across Canada while also making broad international comparisons. Scholars, policy makers, and activists with an interest in urban studies, planning, and law will find much of value throughout this volume. Afterword by Benjamin Davy.

Contributors: Sandeep Agrawal, Rachelle Alterman, Sasha Best, Alexandra Flynn, Eran S. Kaplinsky, Ola P. Malik, Jennifer A. Orange, Michelle L. Oren, Renée Vaugeois. Afterword by Benjamin Davy

Autoren/Hrsg.

Agrawal, Sandeep

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Städtebau, Stadtplanung (Architektur)
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Menschenrechte, Bürgerrechte
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie
• Rechtswissenschaften Öffentliches Recht Kommunal- und Baurecht Raumordnung, Städtebau, Wohnungsbaurecht
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Regional- & Raumplanung Stadtplanung, Kommunale Planung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Acknowledgments

- Introduction Sandeep Agrawal

- I THE RIGHT TO THE CITY

- 1 Whose Right to What City? Indigenous Rights amidst Claims for Constitutionally Empowered Cities Alexandra Flynn

- 2 The Right to the City as an Emerging Norm: Codification and Cultural Institutions Jennifer A. Orange

- II RIGHTS IN THE CITY

- 3 Human Rights and the City in the Pre-Charter Era Sandeep Agrawal

- 4 Group Rights and Collective Rights: What Are They and How Do They Affect Urban Issues? Sandeep Agrawal & Eran S. Kaplinsky

- 5 Human Rights and Canadian Municipalities Sandeep Agrawal

- 6 Becoming a Human Rights City: Lessons from Edmonton Renée Vaugeois

- III OTHER RIGHTS IN THE CITY

- 7 The Right to Adequate Housing Around the Globe: Analysis and Evaluation of National Constitutions Michelle L. Oren & Rachelle Alterman

- 8 Property Rights and the Canadian City Eran S. Kaplinsky

- 9 The Dangers of Allowing “Othering” Speech in a City’s Public Spaces Ola P. Malik & Sasha Best

- Afterword: After Rights? Benjamin Davy

- Contributors

Leseproben

“The right to protect and respect for human dignity must be considered a lodestar for the development and growth of sustainable and attractive cities.” Benjamin Davy, from the Afterword

Über Autor(innen)

Agrawal, Sandeep
Sandeep Agrawal is Professor and inaugural Director of the School of Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Alberta.