For much of the twentieth century improvement in the situation of disadvantaged communities was a focus for urban planning. Fainstein is senior research fellow and formerly professor in the urban planning program at the harvard university graduate school of design. Featuring updates and revisions to reflect rapid changes in an increasingly globalized world, readings in planning theory remains the definitive resource for the latest theoretical and practical debates within the field of planning theory. Nov 18, 2010 it is perhaps because of this that a large proportion of the book is taken up with defining the complex meaning of justice and its meaning for city planning. This inspired her to come up with an urban theory of social justice. Susan fainsteins 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 fainsteins slightly deadpan style serves only to make her accounts more compelling. Susan fainstein s formulation adel khosroshahi march 2015 5 there fainstein examines three approaches of planning the communicative model, the new urbanism and the just city model of which she concludes in favor of the latter, and brings a modified form of the politicaleconomy mode of analysis over it. She says, the just city does not necessarily mean a good city because a good city would have many more attributes than just the three central principles proposed by her.
Fainstein is a lecturer and senior research fellow in the harvard graduate school of design. A member of the urban planning faculties of columbia university and. Feb 14, 2011 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. Fainstein 2014 the just city, international journal of urban sciences, 18. Building on rawls concept of justice as fairness, she proposes a just city exhibits equity, democracy, and. Fainstein s approach is overtly normative and argues that it is possible and desirable if not an ethical and moral imperative to seek the just city in our attempts to manage urban change and its consequences. The title of this book is the just city and it was written by susan s.
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. For much of the twentieth century improvement in the situation of disadvantaged communities was a focus for urban planning and policy. Her writing has covered topics such as property, politics, and planning in london and new york, gender and planning, and urban political movements. Buy readings in planning theory book online at best prices in india on. The attached copy is furnished to the author for internal noncommercial research and education use, including for instruction at the authors institution and sharing with colleagues. If you do not see its contents the file may be temporarily unavailable at the journal website or you do not have a pdf plugin installed and enabled in your browser. Since 1999 fainstein has worked to theorize the just city, a concept for which her 2010 book is named. The just city, according to fainstein, has three components. Jacobs is a central reference for fainstein, though, who agrees that diversity is an essential aspect of a just city. Is justice peculiarly urban or is there a uniquely urban justice and what role justice plays in the planning of the modern city.
Reasons include 1 the historical roots and justification for planning, which depends on a vision of the city rather than simply a method of arriving at prescription. Susan fainstein with sai balakrishnan and cuz potter youtube. Click download or read online button to get the just city book now. Fainstein argues that urban planners need a normative theory of justice because their enthusiasm for social and builtenvironment diversity has not produced alternatives to inequality under progrowth regimes. Fainstein for much of the twentieth century improvement in the situation of disadvantaged communities was a focus for urban planning and policy. Journal of housing and the built environment, apr 2012 justus uitermark. Fainstein is professor of urban planning in the graduate school of. It is perhaps because of this that a large proportion of the book is taken up with defining the complex meaning of justice and its meaning for city planning. The distinction between urban theory and planning theory is not intellectually viable. 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. Fainsteina a harvard university graduate school of design, 41 quarry dock road, branford, ct 06405, usa published online.
Fainstein s work deepens, enriches, and extends deliberative planning theory in complementary rather than antagonistic ways. In the just city, fainstein sets herself an ambitious tasks to develop and urban theory of justice and to use it to evaluate existing and potential institutions and programs, and to create a bridge between theory and practice, by providing a guide to what policymakers and planners should do if justice is the first evaluative. She provides a history of post world war ii planning and then focuses on fairly recent cases of development in each. Buy readings in planning theory book online at low prices. Fainstein is senior research fellow and former professor in the urban planning program at the harvard university graduate school of design. In this book, fainstein develops an urban theory of justice and uses it to asses extant and potential programs and institutions. Peterson journal of planning education and research the just city is one in which equity, democracy, and diversity are important considerations.
Previously, i summarized her idea of just city concept, where i mentioned that she conducted three casestudies namely new york, london and amsterdam. Review of the just city susan fainstein this article appeared in a journal published by elsevier. Fainstein is a senior research fellow at the harvard graduate school of design and the author of the just city. Journal of planning education and research 25 2, 121, 2005. Fainstein s slightly deadpan style serves only to make her accounts more compelling. Fainstein is a senior research fellow in the harvard graduate school of design. Shes also coedited pieces on urban tourism, gender and planning, planning theory, and urban theory. Readings in planning theory, fourth edition, offers invaluable guidance and insights into myriad issues faced by planners as theorists and practitioners in the opening decades of the new millennium. More important, it is a trenchant, penetrating, and reasoned contribution to precisely that discursive and contested, but.
Represents the newest edition of the leading text in planning theory that brings together the essential classic and cuttingedge readings. Jan 21, 2015 when looking at cultural diversity, the demographic of amsterdam one of the cities studied by fainstein in her book offer a good example. Fainstein and others published planning and the just city find, read. Fainsteins slightly deadpan style serves only to make her accounts more compelling. This cited by count includes citations to the following articles in scholar. Susan fainsteins ideas for the just city crystallized in the 1960s and 70s, during a time of great political unrest in the united states. I was reading through the concept presented by susan fainstein the just city. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Susan fainsteins formulation adel khosroshahi march 2015 5 there fainstein examines three approaches of planning the communicative model, the new urbanism and the just city model of which she concludes in favor of the latter, and brings a modified form of the politicaleconomy mode of analysis over it. The concept of the just city architecture student chronicles. Susan fainsteins 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. Jul 07, 2011 in her latest book, the just city,fainstein aims to develop an urban theory of justice as a tool for urban policy evaluation.
Try searching on jstor for other items related to this book. Fainstein is also the recipient of the distinguished educator award of the association of collegiate schools of planning acsp for. Fainstein 2010 advocates for planning policy that promotes equity, diversity and democracy. Policy, planning, and people naomi carmon, susan s. Naomi carmon is professor of urban planning and sociology at technionisrael institute of technology. Jul 28, 2011 is justice peculiarly urban or is there a uniquely urban justice and what role justice plays in the planning of the modern city. Much of planning theory dwells on planning processes and the role of the. Developing a vision of the just city requires coping with the vast outpouring of.
The just city is one in which equity, democracy, and diversity are important considerations. Yet over the past three decades the ideological triumph of neoliberalism has caused the allocation of spatial, political, economic, and financial resources to. International journal of urban sciences 18 1, 118, 2014. Employing susan fainsteins just city framework, this article analyzes cases in which policy actors sought constraints on private dollars in an attempt to institutionalize equity into public. Kindle books kindle unlimited prime reading bestsellers kindle daily deal kindle monthly deals free kindle reading apps buy a kindle content and devices kindle support.
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. View your shopping cart browse penn press titles in urban studies join our mailing list. Here fainstein identifies the main parameters for the assessment of the just city. Dec 19, 20 this inspired her to come up with an urban theory of social justice. Yet over the past three decades the ideological triumph of neoliberalism has caused the allocation of spatial, political, economic, and financial resources to favor economic growth at the expense of wider social benefits. Like the idea of justice itself, the just city is not the last word concluding a debate. She studied these cities and evaluated them in terms of three core principles namely equality, democracy and diversity. Thanks to fainsteins concerted efforts over the last two decades, which have culminated in this seminal book, justice is now once again squarely on the agenda. Her commitment to social justice shines through this work, and she provides a challenging approach to evaluating urban development projects from this perspective. Todays urban planners may operate with more restraint than moses, but as susan fainstein writes in her latest book, the just city, social justice is still far from the first priority in much urban planning in the u.
Fainstein born 1938 is a political theorist and scholar of urban planning. Review of the just city susan fainstein hossein maroufi. Fainstein explains that she does not intend to describe a theory of the good city, where the conditions for human flourishing are the goal. Fainstein wants to jostle urban planners and policy makers to think more about ways that cities can support all their. Yet over the past three decades the ideological triumph of. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Third, the just city, according to fainstein, features equity. She challenged the eras prevailing topdown planning and urban renewal policies, which she understood to be a regressive, copy and paste approach to urban development that wrote off planners as powerless. In the first half of the just city, fainstein draws on the work of john rawls, martha nussbaum, iris marion young, nancy fraser, and others to develop an approach to justice relevant to twentyfirstcentury cities, one that incorporates three central concepts. Jul 23, 2010 is justice peculiarly urban or is there a uniquely urban justice and what role justice plays in the planning of the modern city. 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.
When looking at cultural diversity, the demographic of amsterdam one of the cities studied by fainstein in her book offer a good example. The just city download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. In his book of that name, peterson argues that while city. In her description of diversity as a virtue of the just city, fainstein struggles with the somewhat incommensurable breadth of use to which urbanists put the term. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the just city. Aesop 2014 track ethics and justice in planning the just city. Thanks to fainstein s concerted efforts over the last two decades, which have culminated in this seminal book, justice is now once again squarely on the agenda. Susan fainstein s ideas for the just city crystallized in the 1960s and 70s, during a time of great political unrest in the united states. It takes a comprehensive, balanced approach to the question. Flora samuel times higher education supplement fainstein s work deepens, enriches, and extends deliberative planning theory in complementary rather than antagonistic ways. Her books include the just city 2010, the city builders 2nd ed, 2001, and restructuring the city 1986.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Buy readings in planning theory 4th by fainstein, susan s. This is in contrast with the city as growth machine. Her book the just city was published in 2010 by cornell university press. Fainstein s approach is overtly normative and argues that it is possible and desirable if not an ethical and moral imperative to seek the just city.
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