The Practice of Collective Escape: Politics, Justice and Community in Urban Growing Projects (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781529220681)

Escape is an enticing idea in contemporary cities across the world. Austerity, climate breakdown and spatial stigma have led to retreatist behaviours such as gated communities, enclave urbanism and white flight. By contrast, urban community growing projects are often considered by practitioners and commentators as communal havens in a stressful cityscape. Drawing on ethnographic research in urban growing projects in Glasgow, this book explores the spatial politics and dynamics of community, asking who benefits from such projects and how they relate to the wider city. A timely consideration of localism and community empowerment, the book sheds light on key issues of urban land use, the right to the city and the value of social connection.

Author: Helen Traill
ISBN-10: 1529220688
ISBN-13: 9781529220681
Publisher: Bristol University Press
Language: English
Published: 10/31/2023
Pages: 216
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.50d