Overview
- Proposes an interdisciplinary and multidimensional perspective of urban inequalities
- Analyzes the situation of children, youth, and indigenous people
- Highlights the importance of policy-making and citizen participation in overcoming inequalities
Part of the book series: The Urban Book Series (UBS)
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Keywords
- Inequalities
- Urban
- Multidimensional Measures
- Different Populations
- Citizen Participation
About this book
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.
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Urban Inequalities
Book Subtitle: A Multidimensional and International Perspective
Editors: Graciela Tonon
Series Title: The Urban Book Series
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-59745-9Due: 23 July 2024
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-59748-0Due: 23 July 2024
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-59746-6Due: 23 July 2024
Series ISSN: 2365-757X
Series E-ISSN: 2365-7588
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 330
Number of Illustrations: 16 b/w illustrations, 49 illustrations in colour