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Space UnjustSpace Unjust is a hopeful book about city space and social diversity.
Observing how social discriminations materialize in urban public space, this work addresses the difficulties that urbanites face cohabiting in today's cities.
For this living together in difference, negotiation is crucial, and a respect and appreciation for social diversity proves handy in dealing with issues of urban space.
After all, it is people, rather than space, who commit injustices.
Preconceived ideas, stereotypes and unquestionable norms poison the ground against inclusiveness, multiculturalism, justice and mutual respect.
Listening to the unheard, and tracing the invisible, shift our perspectives and enrich our perceptions of the city.
The role of design and management processes in shaping our everyday life in the city deserves close observation and analysis from various viewpoints.
In Space Unjust, the Helsinki Railway Station and Omonia Square in Athens are brought to life through the presence and testimonies of the Other, in particular the Somali and Albanian diaspora.
The comparative element between North and South is not conclusive; it points to the universality of socio-spatial discrimination and the importance of keeping discourse on socio-spatial justice alive.
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