Illuminating radical spatial imaginaries
Counter-mapping urban environmental justice struggles for the city yet to come
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5000982 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Austin Matheney (0000-0003-0739-3129, Universitat Autonòma de Barcelona, corresponding author), Isabelle Anguelovski (0000-0002-6409-5155, Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats), Panagiota Kotsila (0000-0003-0498-8362, Universitat Autonòma de Barcelona), Filka Sekulova (0000-0001-6827-5359, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya), Emilia Oscilowicz (0000-0003-3153-4366, Universitat Autonòma de Barcelona) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 2097-2125 |
| Publication date | 2024-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Environment and Planning E Nature and Space (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2514-8486 • E-ISSN: 2514-8494 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/25148486241270092 |
| OpenAlex | W4402335560 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 74 |
Urban greening is not a neutral intervention on the social fabric. Critical analyses of the green city often concentrate on greening's top-down, hegemonic, and large-scale manifestations while neglecting the role of social movements. Aiming to address this gap, we ground discussions of "urbanized nature" within discussions of radical spatial imaginaries, concentrating on their performativity. We propose "counter-mapping" as an engaged methodology, developed with local activists, to illuminate radical green imaginaries. Examining 13 environmental justice struggles in Barcelona, we find place imaginaries to be tied to preserving unique sites, linking historical trauma to fears of future spatial fixes, and projecting inclusive, liveable neighborhoods as ideal futures. This study underscores the importance of comprehending how resistance to the prevailing "green-paradox" manifests in local contexts. Through this exercise, we might help make clearer the axes of common/divergent imaginaries and forge alliances, dialogues, and reflection among local movements and decision makers in Barcelona and beyond
Aesthetics · Art · Economic Justice · Environmental ethics · Environmental justice · Environmental planning · Geography · Political science · Sociology · Environmental Justice and Health Disparities · Geographies of human-animal interactions · Law · Philosophy · Urban Planning and Governance · Urban Studies
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Young families and children in gentrifying neighbourhoods
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Mapping place values
Privileged Socionatures and Naturalization of Privilege
Extra-activism
Neighborhood as Refuge
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Modern Social Imaginaries
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Urbanisms, worlding practices and the theory of planning
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |