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Umfang: 1 online resource (380 pages)

Ausgabe: 1st ed.

ISBN: 9783031597466

Serie: The Urban Book Series

Anmerkung: Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- 1 Re-defining Urban Inequalities and Its Policies: Through the Lens of the Capability Approach, Quality of Life, and Community Well-Being -- 1.1 Introduction to the Study of Inequalities -- 1.2 The Concept of Inequality in the Twenty-First Century -- 1.2.1 Inter-categorical and Intra-categorical Inequalities -- 1.2.2 Inequalities and Capabilities -- 1.2.3 Horizontal Inequality -- 1.2.4 Intersecting Inequalities -- 1.2.5 Categorical Inequalities -- 1.2.6 Relational Inequalities -- 1.3 Inequalities in the Urban Space -- 1.4 Urban Inequalities, Quality of Life, and Well-Being -- 1.5 Public Policies to Overcome Inequalities -- 1.6 Conclusion: Seeking to Overcome Inequalities -- References -- 2 Urban Inequality in Bangladesh -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Income Inequality in Urban Bangladesh -- 2.3 What Drives Widening Inequality in Urban Bangladesh? -- 2.4 Social Safety Net and Distributional Equity -- 2.5 Non-income Dimensions of Urban Inequality -- 2.6 Conclusion -- References -- 3 Evaluating Urban Multidimensional Inequalities in Peru from the Capability Approach -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 The Capability Approach and Well-Being in Urban Contexts -- 3.3 Case Study: Urban Areas in Peru -- 3.4 Data and Method -- 3.5 Results -- 3.6 Analysis -- 3.7 Conclusion -- References -- 4 Housing Inequalities in an International Financial Center: The Case of Hong Kong -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Definitions and Frameworks -- 4.3 A Brief Overview of Social Inequalities in Hong Kong -- 4.3.1 Political Inequality in Hong Kong -- 4.3.2 Cultural Inequality in Hong Kong -- 4.3.3 Inequality of Opportunity in Hong Kong -- 4.4 Economic Inequality in Hong Kong -- 4.4.1 Unequal Sharing of the Fruits of Economic Development -- 4.4.2 Inequality in Income Distribution -- 4.4.3 Wealth Inequality Phenomena. , 4.4.4 Factors Contributing to Income and Wealth Inequality -- 4.4.5 Consequences of Economic Inequality and Related Remedies -- 4.5 Housing Inequality in Hong Kong -- 4.5.1 Phenomena on Housing Inequality -- 4.5.2 Factors Contributing to Housing Inequality -- 4.5.3 Consequences of Housing Inequality and Remedial Measures -- 4.6 Conclusion -- References -- 5 Urban Inequalities and Diversities in Germany -- 5.1 Regional and Urban Development in Germany -- 5.2 Database, Indicators, and Design -- 5.2.1 Database -- 5.2.2 Indicators -- 5.3 Measurement Frameworks -- 5.3.1 Multidimensional Well-Being-Capabilities and Deprivations -- 5.3.2 Inequality and Diversity -- 5.3.3 Calculation of the Gini Coefficient -- 5.3.4 Within-Group and Between-Group Differentiations of the Gini Coefficient -- 5.3.5 Between-Group-Related Decompositions of the Gini Coefficient -- 5.3.6 Diversity-Related Compositions of Gini Subindices -- 5.3.7 Population Adjustments for Gini-Based Subindices and Diversity Indices -- 5.3.8 Multidimensional Gini Subindices and Diversity Indices -- 5.3.9 Decompositions for Gini Subindices and Diversity Indices -- 5.3.10 Rescaling of Indicators -- 5.3.11 Multidimensional Weighting Schemes -- 5.4 Urban Well-Being and Deprivation, Inequality, and Diversity -- 5.4.1 Urban Population Developments and Trends in Well-Being in Germany -- 5.4.2 Income-Based Urban Well-Being, Deprivation, and Inequality -- 5.5 Multidimensional Urban Well-Being, Deprivation, and Inequalities -- 5.6 Analyzing the Emergence of Urban Inequalities in Germany -- 5.7 Conclusion -- Appendix -- References -- 6 Future Tripping: What Might Inequality Look Like in a Warmer World? A Human Development Perspective -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 The Human Development Approach: What, Why, and How -- 6.2.1 What is Human Development? -- 6.3 Inequality and the Anthropocene. , 6.3.1 Looking Ahead: The Changing Face of Inequality in a Changing Climate -- 6.4 Unequal Exposure to Climate Change Hazards -- 6.5 Unequal Impacts of Climate Change Hazards -- 6.6 The Future -- 6.7 Conclusions -- References -- 7 Urban Inequalities and Climate Change: Contributions to the Study of Resilience in Argentine Cities -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Constituent Elements of Risk, Some Conceptualizations -- 7.3 Complexity, Environmental Problems, Inequality and Resilience -- 7.4 Cities as Scenarios of Climate Change with Unequal Effects -- 7.5 The Urban Resilience Approach -- 7.6 Methodology -- 7.6.1 Selection of Indicators -- 7.6.2 Standardization of Indicators -- 7.7 Construction of the Resilience Index (ResI) and Comparative Analysis of Spatial Distribution -- 7.8 Results -- 7.8.1 The Threats of Climate Change -- 7.8.2 Resilience in Argentine Cities -- 7.9 Final Comments -- References -- 8 The Role of Inequality for Digital Learning in Pandemic Times: The Case of Mexico City's Civil Society -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Socio-digital Inequalities -- 8.3 Inequality and the COVID-19 Context in Mexico -- 8.4 The Digital Strategy for Learning: An Effective Way to Address Inequality? -- 8.5 About Internet Habits in Mexico -- 8.6 An Overview of Mexico City's Situation. Between Progress and Inequality -- 8.7 Our Research -- 8.7.1 Methodology -- 8.7.2 Collection of Structured Data: The Questionnaire -- 8.8 Survey Results -- 8.8.1 Beyond Access and Infrastructure -- 8.8.2 Austerity -- 8.8.3 Learning in Times of Emergency -- 8.8.4 Unequal Access to Connectivity -- 8.8.5 Digital Inequality: "Mind the Gap" -- 8.8.6 Further Actions to Be Connected and Learn -- 8.8.7 The Need for a Long-Term Project -- 8.8.8 WhatsApp and Zoom as Means of Learning -- 8.8.9 Technological Tools and Trust -- 8.8.10 Location and Technology -- 8.8.11 Tech-Based Teaching. , 8.8.12 Is Creativity Emerging? -- 8.9 Conclusions -- References -- 9 Advantage and Paradox-Inequalities for Children in Urban Settings -- 9.1 Cities Will Be Home to an Increasing Share of the Global Child Population -- 9.2 Inequality in Opportunities for Urban Children -- 9.3 An Urban Advantage for Children Despite Challenges? -- 9.4 The Benefits of the Urban Advantage for Children Are not Uniformly Distributed -- 9.5 Most Marginalised Urban Children Fare Worse Than Rural Peers-The Urban Paradox -- 9.6 The Urban Paradox Impacts Impoverished Households the Most -- 9.7 Urban Slums: Examining Inequalities in Access to Education, Healthcare, and Basic Services -- 9.7.1 Access to Improved Water Sources and Sanitation Facilities -- 9.7.2 Health -- 9.8 The Need for Increased Urban Programming -- 9.9 Cities in Sub-Saharan Africa Will Face Challenges as Consequence of the Combined Effects of Demographic Dynamics, Economic Development, and Climate Change -- 9.9.1 Population Growth -- 9.9.2 Natural Growth and Youthful Population -- 9.10 Urban Trends -- 9.11 Secondary Cities -- 9.12 Rural-to-Urban Migration -- 9.13 Urban Spread and Infrastructure -- 9.14 Effect of Climate Change on Urban Settings -- 9.15 Refugees in Urban Settings -- 9.16 UNICEF's Approach and Priorities for Children in Cities -- 9.17 Importance of Addressing Inequities in Urban Inequality: A Call for Commitment to Equity and Social Justice -- References -- 10 Children and Adolescents in Urban Settings: Inequality in Nigerian Cities -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Background on Urban Inequalities -- 10.2.1 Global Trends -- 10.2.2 Children in Urban Areas in Nigeria -- 10.3 Methodology -- 10.3.1 Overcrowding -- 10.3.2 Housing Construction Quality -- 10.3.3 Housing Characteristics -- 10.3.4 Measurement of Overall Housing Condition -- 10.4 Results -- 10.5 Conclusions -- References. , 11 Unequal Childhoods, Socio-economic Status, and Children's Subjective and Psychological Well-Being in South Africa: A Population-Based Study -- 11.1 Background -- 11.1.1 The Current Study -- 11.2 Method -- 11.2.1 Research Design -- 11.2.2 The Dataset: Sampling and Participants -- 11.2.3 Instrumentation -- 11.2.4 Data Analysis -- 11.2.5 Procedure and Ethics -- 11.3 Results -- 11.3.1 Confirmatory Factor Analysis -- 11.3.2 Measurement Invariance Testing Across SES Groups -- 11.3.3 Means Analysis -- 11.4 Discussion and Conclusion -- References -- 12 Vital Inequalities in Urban Contexts of Argentina's Great North: Approximations Based on Child Mortality Rate and Health Vulnerability Index (2005-2020) -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Inequality, Living, and Health Conditions -- 12.3 Measuring Child Mortality and Health Vulnerability -- 12.4 Child Neonatal and Post-neonatal Mortality as Fundamental Inequalities in NGA Capital Cities -- 12.5 Vital Inequalities in Territorial Contexts: Approximations Based on Health Vulnerability Index -- 12.6 Final Considerations -- References -- 13 Children in Street Situations in Brazil as Unequal Subject of Rights -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.2 The Numbers of CSS and the Experienced Phenomenon -- 13.3 The Social Construction of Inequalities -- 13.4 The Hidden Normativity: The Entrepreneurial Mode of Action -- 13.5 Conclusion -- References -- 14 Challenges and Opportunities for Taiwanese Urban Indigenous People: Segregation, Assimilation, and Identity -- 14.1 The Migration History and Current Status of Taiwan's Indigenous People -- 14.2 Inequitable Social Opportunities for Indigenous People in Cities -- 14.3 The Identity of Urban Indigenous People and the Embodiment of Contemporary Indigeneity -- 14.4 Urban Indigenous People Reflect Ethnic Inequality in Taiwan -- References. , 15 The Impact of Globalization on Citizen's Political Autonomy in Cities: The Case of London.

Weitere Ausg.: Print version: Tonon, Graciela H. Urban Inequalities Cham : Springer International Publishing AG,c2024 ISBN 9783031597459

Sprache: Englisch