| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 388 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Cambridge studies in contentious politics |
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Cambridge studies in contentious politics
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| Contents |
Introduction -- Explaining protest against urban redevelopment -- Research design and overview of results -- Aspiring global cities -- Shared prominence despite institutional variation -- Redevelopment under neoliberalism -- City brands and cultural industries -- Explaining mobilization -- Experiential tools and networks: Santiago -- Experiential tools, networks and mass mobilization: Istanbul, Tel Aviv, Jaffa -- Squatting, experiential tools and prior protest legacies -- Militant legacies: Seoul -- Creatives: Hamburg -- Squat protest in liberal and coordinated market economies: Toronto, Madrid -- Judicial resistance and prior protest legacies -- Legal strategies in coordinated and liberal market economies: Madrid, Los Angeles -- Protest with high union support: Buenos Aires -- Explaining impact -- Council allies and partisan alignments -- The pivotal role of the councilor in single member district systems: Toronto -- Political allies limit the effects of rightwing partisan alignment: Istanbul, Seoul -- Redevelopment in public housing estates: Toronto, Melbourne -- Militancy: fighting art to deter displacement: Boyle Heights, Los Angeles -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1: Qualitative comparative analysis, Appendix 2: Partisan alignments |
| Summary |
"In 2006, a group of residents in Yungay, a working-class neighborhood of lowrises in the center of Santiago, attended a public hearing organized by city officials. The neighbors had expected a perfunctory event, and attended somewhat by chance. Instead, to their surprise, officials informed participants of a plan to change zoning laws that would have dramatically augmented the construction of high-rises in their neighborhood. Residents knew that the threat was real. They had already observed waves of high-rises being built throughout the city, as the mayor pursued flagship projects and infrastructure modernization to position Santiago as a competitive center for international investment. This was taking place in the heart of a country considered the historical hotbed of neoliberalism: unions were weak, and the fiscal, planning, and taxation environment had traditionally and strongly favored developers"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 15, 2020) |
| Subject |
Protest movements -- Case studies
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Social movements -- Case studies
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City planning -- Case studies
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Local government -- Case studies
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Gentrification -- Case studies
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Political art -- Case studies
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City planning
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Gentrification
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Local government
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Political art
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Protest movements
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Social movements
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2019038898 |
| ISBN |
9781108775700 |
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1108775705 |
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