The Geography of Survival and the Right to the City
Speculations on Surveillance, Legal Innovation, and the Criminalization of Intervention
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11670411 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Don Mitchell (0000-0001-8796-7756, Syracuse University, corresponding author), Nik Heynen |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 611-632 |
| Publication date | 2009-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Urban Geography (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0272-3638 • E-ISSN: 1938-2847 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.2747/0272-3638.30.6.611 |
| OpenAlex | W2026070736 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 140 |
| References cited | 28 |
The "geography of survival" describes the spaces and spatial relations that structure not only how people may live, but especially whether they may live. For very poor people, such as the homeless, the geography of survival is knitted together into a network of public and private spaces and social services. In this article we focus on three trends that are simultaneously restructuring this geography of survival—the rise of automated surveillance (CCTV), innovations in trespass law, and the criminalization of sharing food in public—to assess their impact on homeless people's geography of survival in particular, and their right to the city more generally
Criminalization · Criminology · Economic geography · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Human geography · Intervention (counseling · Political science · Restructuring · Social geography · Sociology · Trespass · Homelessness and Social Issues · Law · Sex work and related issues · Urban Planning and Governance
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| Unique citing works | 140 |
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| Citations per year | 7,78 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2026 (19) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 139 |