Justice, nature, and the geography of difference

Description:

This book engages with the politics of social and environmental justice, and seek new ways to think about the future of urbanization in the twenty-first century. It establishes foundational concepts for understanding how space, time, place and nature - the material frames of daily life - are constituted and represented through social practices, not as separate elements but in relation to each other. It describes how geographical differences are produced, and shows how they then become fundamental to the exploration of political, economic and ecological alternatives to contemporary life. Justice, Nature and the Geography of Difference speaks to a wide readership of students of social, cultural and spatial theory and of the dynamics of contemporary life. It is a convincing demonstration that it is both possible and necessary to value difference and to seek a just social order.

subjects: Cultural relativism,  Global environmental change,  Social change,  Social values,  Social justice,  Space and time,  Ruimte (algemeen),  Relativisme culturel,  Valeurs sociales,  Changement social,  Mudança social,  Soziale Norm,  Mudança cultural,  Justice sociale,  Changement global (Environnement),  Globalização,  Plaats,  Espace et temps,  Meio ambiente,  Sociale verandering,  Umwelt,  Natur,  Umweltschutz,  Geografischer Raum,  Justiça social,  Sociale rechtvaardigheid,  Sozialverhalten,  Soziale Gerechtigkeit