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Unequal Agglomerations: Urban Structure, City Size, and Spatial Justice

Unequal Agglomerations: Urban Structure, City Size, and Spatial Justice


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This book offers an exploration of how cities can become engines of equity and well-being. As urbanization accelerates globally, this book argues, the future of truly sustainable, resilient cities depends on making them more equitable by design. It begins by recognizing that while cities are powerful hubs of economic activity and innovation, they often reinforce social and spatial inequalities—manifested in uneven access to housing, infrastructure, and opportunities. Drawing inspiration from biological systems that optimize for collective resilience, the book contrasts this with urban systems that currently prioritize wealth accumulation over equitable distribution. Instead of accepting this as status quo, the book proposes a new, forward-looking approach: a normative-scientific framework for measuring spatial inequalities and accessibilities within cities to inform the planning of cities for human well-being. By introducing concrete metrics and scaling tools, the book aims to support the design and planning of cities grounded in Amartya Sen’s capability approach—cities that enable all residents to lead fulfilling lives, regardless of their economic position.

 



Table of Contents:
Cities and Inequalities.- Moral and Political Philosophy of Economic and Spatial Inequalities.- Economic and Spatial Measures of Inequality.- Measuring Inequalities Via Scaling.- Normative and Policy Implications of Spatial Inequalities.

About the Author :

Somwrita Sarkar is Associate Professor at School of Architecture, Design and Planning, The University of Sydney, Australia. She is an urban science researcher focused on understanding and addressing spatial and socio-economic inequalities in cities, with the goal of creating more equitable and just urban environments. Her work informs urban planning and policy by employing methods from spatial data science and modeling, geography, economics, physics, and complex systems science. She leads the Urban Science Lab @ Sydney, is a co-Director for the Contemporary Inequalities Centre, and is a member of the Transport Lab and the Centre for Complex Systems at the University of Sydney.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9789819555543
  • Publisher: Springer Verlag, Singapore
  • Publisher Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
  • Height: 210 mm
  • No of Pages: 161
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  • Sub Title: Urban Structure, City Size, and Spatial Justice
  • ISBN-10: 981955554X
  • Publisher Date: 05 Sep 2026
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
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  • Width: 148 mm


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