Space and pluralism: Can contemporary cities be places of tolerance?

Stefano Moroni (Editor), David Weberman (Editor)

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This book addresses the social, functional and symbolic dimensions of urban space in today’s world. The twelve essays are grouped in three parts, ranging from a conceptual framework to case descriptions rich with illustrations. They provide a valuable service in exploring the nature and significance of social space and particular aspects of its contemporary distribution and contestation. The book addresses a topic that is intrinsically interdisciplinary. Questions of space are examined from a rich variety of disciplinary perspectives in a welcome range from urban planning to political philosophy, shedding a good deal of light in the process. The issues in focus include the dichotomies of public and private space, discussion of rights and duties with regard to the use of space, or conflicts over its allocation. Well reasoned and presented discussion is offered from the perspective of basic values and rights. The policy issue of institutional recognition of the specifics of (minority community) identity is raised in opposition to abstract distributive accounts of justice.

Original languageEnglish
PublisherCentral European University Press
Number of pages266
ISBN (Electronic)9789633861264
ISBN (Print)9789633861240
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2016

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