Cities And Protests

Author : Jeffrey Hou,Sabine Knierbein
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2017-06-26
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781317297437

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City Unsilenced by Jeffrey Hou,Sabine Knierbein Pdf

What do the recent urban resistance tactics around the world have in common? What are the roles of public space in these movements? What are the implications of urban resistance for the remaking of public space in the "age of shrinking democracy"? To what extent do these resistances move from anti- to alter-politics? City Unsilenced brings together a cross-disciplinary group of scholars and scholar-activists to examine the spaces, conditions, and processes in which neoliberal practices have profoundly impacted the everyday social, economic, and political life of citizens and communities around the globe. They explore the commonalities and specificities of urban resistance movements that respond to those impacts. They focus on how such movements make use of and transform the meanings and capacity of public space. They investigate their ramifications in the continued practices of renewing democracies. A broad collection of cases is presented and analyzed, including Movimento Passe Livre (Brazil), Google Bus Blockades San Francisco (USA), the Platform for Mortgage Affected People (PAH) (Spain), the Piqueteros Movement (Argentina), Umbrella Movement (Hong Kong), post-Occupy Gezi Park (Turkey), Sunflower Movement (Taiwan), Occupy Oakland (USA), Syntagma Square (Greece), Researchers for Fair Policing (New York), Urban Movement Congress (Poland), urban activism (Berlin), 1DMX (Mexico), Miyashita Park Tokyo (Japan), 15M Movement (Spain), and Train of Hope and protests against Academic Ball in Vienna (Austria). By better understanding the processes and implications of the recent urban resistances, City Unsilenced contributes to the ongoing debates concerning the role and significance of public space in the practice of lived democracy.

Author : Mamta Mantri
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2021-07-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781527572157

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Cities and Protests by Mamta Mantri Pdf

The world has witnessed many protests in recent years over a range of issues, from climate change and rights of marginalized communities to threats to democracy or the rise of fundamentalism. This collection explores how any particular city (usually the capital of a nation) participates in, and provides answers and closure (or not) to, the issue and its protesters, negotiating both their identities and its own.

Author : Mamta Mantri
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2021-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1527570533

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Cities and Protests by Mamta Mantri Pdf

The world has witnessed many protests in recent years over a range of issues, from climate change and rights of marginalized communities to threats to democracy or the rise of fundamentalism. This collection explores how any particular city (usually the capital of a nation) participates in, and provides answers and closure (or not) to, the issue and its protesters, negotiating both their identities and its own.

Author : Ronn F Pineo,James A Baer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2018-05-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780429970191

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Cities Of Hope by Ronn F Pineo,James A Baer Pdf

This book brings together new research, analysis, and comparison on the dawn of modern urbanization in late-nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century Latin America. It offers a sense of what life was like for the urban residents examining the conditions they confronted and exploring their experiences.

Author : Kate Bird
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Photography
ISBN : 1771643137

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City on Edge by Kate Bird Pdf

A collection of photographs documenting the moments Vancouver stood up, took to the streets, rallied for change, or exploded in anger.

Author : Claire Colomb,Johannes Novy
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 510 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2016-07-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317515586

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Protest and Resistance in the Tourist City by Claire Colomb,Johannes Novy Pdf

Across the globe, from established tourist destinations such as Venice or Prague to less traditional destinations in both the global North and South, there is mounting evidence that points to an increasing politicization of the topic of urban tourism. In some cities, residents and other stakeholders take issue with the growth of tourism as such, as well as the negative impacts it has on their cities; while in others, particular forms and effects of tourism are contested or deplored. In numerous settings, contestations revolve less around tourism itself than around broader processes, policies and forces of urban change perceived to threaten the right to ‘stay put’, the quality of life or identity of existing urban populations. This book for the first time looks at urban tourism as a source of contention and dispute and analyses what type of conflicts and contestations have emerged around urban tourism in 16 cities across Europe, North America, South America and Asia. It explores the various ways in which community groups, residents and other actors have responded to – and challenged – tourism development in an international and multi-disciplinary perspective. The title links the largely discrete yet interconnected disciplines of ‘urban studies’ and ‘tourism studies’ and draws on approaches and debates from urban sociology; urban policy and politics; urban geography; urban anthropology; cultural studies; urban design and planning; tourism studies and tourism management. This ground breaking volume offers new insight into the conflicts and struggles generated by urban tourism and will be of interest to students, researchers and academics from the fields of tourism, geography, planning, urban studies, development studies, anthropology, politics and sociology.

Author : Claire Colomb,Johannes Novy
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2016-07-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317515593

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Protest and Resistance in the Tourist City by Claire Colomb,Johannes Novy Pdf

Across the globe, from established tourist destinations such as Venice or Prague to less traditional destinations in both the global North and South, there is mounting evidence that points to an increasing politicization of the topic of urban tourism. In some cities, residents and other stakeholders take issue with the growth of tourism as such, as well as the negative impacts it has on their cities; while in others, particular forms and effects of tourism are contested or deplored. In numerous settings, contestations revolve less around tourism itself than around broader processes, policies and forces of urban change perceived to threaten the right to ‘stay put’, the quality of life or identity of existing urban populations. This book for the first time looks at urban tourism as a source of contention and dispute and analyses what type of conflicts and contestations have emerged around urban tourism in 16 cities across Europe, North America, South America and Asia. It explores the various ways in which community groups, residents and other actors have responded to – and challenged – tourism development in an international and multi-disciplinary perspective. The title links the largely discrete yet interconnected disciplines of ‘urban studies’ and ‘tourism studies’ and draws on approaches and debates from urban sociology; urban policy and politics; urban geography; urban anthropology; cultural studies; urban design and planning; tourism studies and tourism management. This ground breaking volume offers new insight into the conflicts and struggles generated by urban tourism and will be of interest to students, researchers and academics from the fields of tourism, geography, planning, urban studies, development studies, anthropology, politics and sociology.

Author : Ronn F Pineo
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 0429501641

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Cities Of Hope by Ronn F Pineo Pdf

"This groundbreaking book explores the relationship between the impact of urbanization on the working class in Latin American cities and the variety of responses by that group in the years between 1870 and 1930. Unlike urban geographies or political histories, the chapters of this collaborative volume focus on the people of these cities, especially the working women and men who were faced with the ramifications of the transformations taking place around them.Each contributor provides original research and analysis on a selected city and addresses three core questions. First, what were the circumstances for working women and men in the growing cities in early twentieth-century Latin America? Second, how did this population respond to the problems they faced and act to improve the quality of their lives? And, third, what circumstances and what strategies were most likely to have a lasting impact? The case studies demonstrate how exploring the patterns of working class' response provides the key to understanding the political process of the urban social reform.Filling significant gaps in the literature on Latin American social history, working class history, and the history of urbanization, Cities of Hope is written in a clear, accessible style, making it an excellent choice for course adoption in classes on urban studies, sociology, or Latin American history as well as a vital reference for scholars."--Provided by publisher.

Author : Ronn F Pineo
Publisher : Westview Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2001-01-05
Category : History
ISBN : 0813324440

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Cities Of Hope by Ronn F Pineo Pdf

This groundbreaking book explores the relationship between the impact of urbanization on the working class in Latin American cities and the variety of responses by that group in the years between 1870 and 1930. Unlike urban geographies or political histories, the chapters of this collaborative volume focus on the people of these cities, especially the working women and men who were faced with the ramifications of the transformations taking place around them.Each contributor provides original research and analysis on a selected city and addresses three core questions. First, what were the circumstances for working women and men in the growing cities in early twentieth-century Latin America? Second, how did this population respond to the problems they faced and act to improve the quality of their lives? And, third, what circumstances and what strategies were most likely to have a lasting impact? The case studies demonstrate how exploring the patterns of working class' response provides the key to understanding the political process of the urban social reform.Filling significant gaps in the literature on Latin American social history, working class history, and the history of urbanization, Cities of Hope is written in a clear, accessible style, making it an excellent choice for course adoption in classes on urban studies, sociology, or Latin American history as well as a vital reference for scholars.

Author : Peter K. Eisinger
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Government, Resistance to
ISBN : UOM:39015002966649

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The Conditions of Protest Behavior in American Cities by Peter K. Eisinger Pdf

Author : Neil Smith,Don Mitchell,Erin Siodmak,JenJoy Roybal,Marnie Brady,Brendan O'Malley
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
Page : 363 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2018-04-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780820352800

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Revolting New York by Neil Smith,Don Mitchell,Erin Siodmak,JenJoy Roybal,Marnie Brady,Brendan O'Malley Pdf

A comprehensive guide to New York City’s historical geography of social and political movements. Occupy Wall Street did not come from nowhere. It was part of a long history of uprising that has shaped New York City. From the earliest European colonization to the present, New Yorkers have been revolting. Hard hitting, revealing, and insightful, Revolting New York tells the story of New York’s evolution through revolution, a story of near-continuous popular (and sometimes not-so-popular) uprising. Richly illustrated with more than ninety historical and contemporary images, historical maps, and maps drawn especially for the book, Revolting New York provides the first comprehensive account of the historical geography of revolt in New York, from the earliest uprisings of the Munsee against the Dutch occupation of Manhattan in the seventeenth century to the Black Lives Matter movement and the unrest of the Trump era. Through this rich narrative, editors Neil Smith and Don Mitchell reveal a continuous, if varied and punctuated, history of rebellion in New York that is as vital as the more standard histories of formal politics, planning, economic growth, and restructuring that largely define our consciousness of New York’s story. Contributors: Marnie Brady, Kathleen Dunn, Zultán Gluck, Rachel Goffe, Harmony Goldberg, Amanda Huron, Malav Kanuga, Esteban Kelly, Manissa McCleave Maharawal, Don Mitchell, Justin Sean Myers, Brendan P. O’Malley, Raymond Pettit, Miguelina Rodriguez, Jenjoy Roybal, McNair Scott, Erin Siodmak, Neil Smith, Peter Waldman, and Nicole Watson. “The writing is first-rate, with ample illustrations and many contemporary and historical images. Fast paced and fascinating, like the city it profiles.”—Library Journal

Author : Eleonora Pasotti
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 405 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2020-03-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781108478021

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Resisting Redevelopment by Eleonora Pasotti Pdf

In ten global cities, residents facing displacement from redevelopment and gentrification mobilized creatively to impact policies.

Author : Ngai Ming Yip,Miguel Angel Martínez López,Xiaoyi Sun
Publisher : Springer
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2018-10-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789811317309

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Contested Cities and Urban Activism by Ngai Ming Yip,Miguel Angel Martínez López,Xiaoyi Sun Pdf

This edited volume advances our understanding of urban activism beyond the social movement theorization dominated by thesis of political opportunity structure and resource mobilization, as well as by research based on experience from the global north. Covering a diversity of urban actions from a broad range of countries in both hemispheres as well as the global north and global south, this unique collection notably focuses on non-institutionalised or localised urban actions that have the potential to bring about radical structural transformation of the urban system and also addresses actions in authoritarian regimes that are too sensitive to call themselves “movement”. It addresses localized issues cut off from international movements such as collective consumption issues, like clean water, basic shelter, actions against displacement or proper venues for street vendors, and argues that the integration of the actions in cities in the global south with the specificity of their local social and political environment is as pivotal as their connection with global movement networks or international NGOs. A key read for researchers and policy makers cutting across the fields of urban sociology, political science, public policy, geography, regional studies and housing studies, this text provides an interdisciplinary and international perspective on 21st century urban activism in the global north and south.

Author : South China Morning Post Team
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2020-05-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789811218620

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Rebel City: Hong Kong's Year Of Water And Fire by South China Morning Post Team Pdf

SCMP's reporting team looks back at Hong Kong's most wrenching political crisis since its return to Chinese rule in 1997. Anti-extradition bill protests that morphed rapidly into a wider anti-government movement in 2019 left no aspect of the city untouched, from its social compact to its body politic to its open economy. The demonstrations which continued well into 2020 have tested every institution of the city, from the civil service to the police to the courts and even its rail transport operator, and from offices and businesses to universities and schools, and from churches to families and even friends.This book is for anyone seeking to understand not just what Hong Kong has gone through but also the global phenomenon of increasingly leaderless protest movements. Fueled by profound angst about the place of millennial youth in society, widening income inequality, and the speed of digital communications, Hong Kong was in retrospect ripe to be the laboratory for a new-age protest movement, nearly a decade after the Middle East's Arab spring.The essays in the book collectively compose a picture of a society in trauma, bent and broken, but showing signs of an uncanny ability to bounce back. What shape it will be in a few years from now, however, is much harder to predict.Related Link(s)

Author : Stuart Lowe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : History
ISBN : UCSC:32106019558508

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Urban Social Movements by Stuart Lowe Pdf

Introduction to debates on the character of urban protest, examining theories from Castell and others on the analysis of urban protest, against actual experience.