Urban greening and mobility justice in Dhaka's informal settlements

Bibliographic Data

ID5716865
AuthorsSultana Razia (0000-0002-3636-8718, University of Wollongong), Razia Sultana (0009-0005-4225-4556), Thomas Birtchnell (0000-0002-6095-5576, University of Wollongong, corresponding author), Nicholas Gill (0000-0001-7514-2837, University of Wollongong)
Year2020
Volume15
Issue2
Pages273-289
Publication date2020-03-03
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueMobilities (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1745-0101 • E-ISSN: 1745-011X
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/17450101.2020.1713567
OpenAlexW2999651924
LanguageEN
Citations received12
References cited51

Urban greening in Dhaka, Bangladesh is fraught with injustice for slum dwellers. Access to the commons for the enactment of gardening, farming and foraging by the urban poor, many recent internal migrants from rural areas, is contested by wealthier citizens, developers and political elites. Through qualitative research with households within the informal settlement of Korail in Dhaka’s urban core, and a range of stakeholders in governmental and non-governmental organizations, this study critiques competing policy visions that involve urban greening and urban green infrastructure. Repurposing the conceptual lense of ‘mobility justice’ to analyse environmental and ecological issues in the global South, the findings highlight the importance of mobility concerns to just futures for urban planning

Agriculture · Commons · Economic growth · Economic Justice · Environmental planning · Geography · Human settlement · Political ecology · Political science · Politics · Population · Slum · Sociology · Urban agriculture · Urban planning · Vision · Urban Agriculture and Sustainability · Urban and Rural Development Challenges · Water Governance and Infrastructure · Ecology

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