A member of the urban planning faculties of columbia university and. Harvard professor susan fainstein speaks about her new book, the just city, bridging progressive ideas of justice with the practical work of planners and urban policymakers. Susan fainstein, professor of urban planning at harvard universitys graduate. Her commitment to social justice shines through this work, and she provides a challenging approach to evaluating urban development projects from this perspective. The just city kindle edition by fainstein, susan s download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. In the just city, susan fainstein sets out to develop an urban theory of. In this book, susan fainstein draws together her conceptual work over the past twenty years on the just city and her empirical work on urban development projects in major western cities. Developing a vision of the just city requires coping with the vast outpouring of scholarship on justice that. Harvard professor susan fainstein thinks so, and outlines how in her new book, the just city. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Fainstein born 1938 is a political theorist and scholar of urban planning. Harvard university graduate school of design, 41 quarry dock road, branford, ct 06405, usa received 23 april 20. Her research and writing has focused on the distributive effects of urban development strategies and megaprojects, the role of democracy and community control in local public institutions, and establishing a moral theory of the just city.
Fainstein is a senior research fellow in the harvard graduate school of design. Fainstein explains that she does not intend to describe a theory of the good city, where the conditions for human flourishing are the goal. Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. Susan fainsteins concept of the just city encourages planners and policymakers to embrace a different approach to urban development. Since 1999 fainstein has worked to theorize the just city, a concept for which her 2010 book is named. Fainstein has 15 books on goodreads with 1019 ratings. For much of the twentieth century improvement in the situation of dis.
Fainstein s slightly deadpan style serves only to make her accounts more compelling. Her book the just city was published in 2010 by cornell university press. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the just city. For much of the twentieth century improvement in the situation of disadvantaged communities was a focus for urban planning and policy.
Susan fainstein s book is the result of some 20 years of intense research and thinking on the subject of the just city, and it seems likely to me to become something of a classic. The just city kindle edition by fainstein, susan s. School of design, aims to develop an urban theory of justice and to use it to. It takes a comprehensive, balanced approach to the question. In her latest book, the just city, fainstein aims to develop an urban theory of justice as a tool for urban policy evaluation.
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