Spatial Justice and the Irish Crisis

John Morrissey, David Meredith, Gerry Kearns

• Publisher: Royal Irish Academy
• Year: 2014
• Edition: 0
• eBook ISBN:
  9781908996725
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Index: Social Sciences

As the global financial crisis enters its sixth year, this volume offers a wide-ranging critique of its handling. Academics in the field of social geography address the key political, economic and social shifts that have defined contemporary Ireland as it responds to the interrated collapses of the property market and the banking system. The concept of 'spatial justice' provides a cogent entry point for the authors into debates around austerity, equality and social justice. This volume enquires into the everyday concerns of citizens, planners and government officials alike. Each chapter undertakes a detailed examination of core aspects of the crisis and its management, including housing, planning and the environment, health, education, migration and unemployment. The analyses extend beyond the academy to questions of policy, governmentality, public participation and active citizenship. These contributions come from leading geographers across Ireland, the UK and North America.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• Preface
• List of figures
• List of tables
• Abbreviations
• Notes on contributors
• Introduction
• Financial Crisis
• 1. Spatial justice, housing and financial crisis
• 2. Territorial politics after the global financial crisis
• Crisis in Planning
• 3. Spatial justice and housing in Ireland
• 4. ‘Planning gain’ in a time of crisis
• 5. Greening the economy in Ireland: Challenges and possibilities for just transitions through clustering for cleantech
• Inequality of Opportunity
• 6. The nature of uneven economic development in Ireland, 1991–2011
• 7. Environmental justice, childhood deprivation, and urban regeneration
• 8. Health and spatial justice
• Crises of Identity
• 9. Immigration and spatial justice in contemporary Ireland
• 10. Spatial justice, religion and primary education
• Spatial Justice
• 11. Challenging the political economies of injustice: An interview with David Harvey
• Bibliography