Towards the green and just city: An investigation of justice in urban sustainability planning
(2022) In Master Thesis Series in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science MESM02 20221LUCSUS (Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies)
- Abstract
- As the world becomes increasingly urban, cities are seeking creative and effective strategies to become more climate-proof and sustainable while, at the same time, creating liveable urban futures. Although it is often positioned as such an all-encompassing solution, urban greening has been found to give rise to new injustices and produce paradoxical effects of green gentrification. In combining documentary materials and interviews with city planners, this thesis explores questions of inclusion and equity in urban greening initiatives in Lund, Sweden. It is found that while steps are taken to include residents in the process and ensure equitable outcomes, there are shortcomings and constraints regarding how to generate valuable insight from... (More)
- As the world becomes increasingly urban, cities are seeking creative and effective strategies to become more climate-proof and sustainable while, at the same time, creating liveable urban futures. Although it is often positioned as such an all-encompassing solution, urban greening has been found to give rise to new injustices and produce paradoxical effects of green gentrification. In combining documentary materials and interviews with city planners, this thesis explores questions of inclusion and equity in urban greening initiatives in Lund, Sweden. It is found that while steps are taken to include residents in the process and ensure equitable outcomes, there are shortcomings and constraints regarding how to generate valuable insight from citizen participation as well as navigating the array of preferences and objectives associated with urban planning. In the end, these can have important implications for residents’ sense of control and the ability to establish socially sound urban greening. (Less)
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- author
- Beck Hansen, Katrine LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- MESM02 20221
- year
- 2022
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- urban greening, citizen participation, equity, urban planning, sustainability science
- publication/series
- Master Thesis Series in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science
- report number
- 2022:003
- language
- English
- id
- 9081466
- date added to LUP
- 2022-05-30 09:08:01
- date last changed
- 2022-06-02 10:56:35
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