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Urban Inequalities

A Multidimensional and International Perspective

  • Book
  • Jul 2024

Overview

Editors:
  1. Graciela Tonon

    1. Director of UNICOM, Faculty of Social Sciences, National University of Lomas de Zamora, Lomas de Zamora, Argentina

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  • 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

  • Director of UNICOM, Faculty of Social Sciences, National University of Lomas de Zamora, Lomas de Zamora, Argentina

    Graciela Tonon

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: 31 July 2024

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-59748-0Due: 31 July 2024

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-59746-6Due: 31 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

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