Johnston, M., Darkey, D. and Ibsen, H. (2023) Environmental justice and dissent for postcolonial urban sustainability transitions. International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, 47(4), pp. 645-664. (doi: 10.1111/1468-2427.13179)
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Abstract
Environmental justice principles are widespread at national and global levels of transition discourse, but this is sometimes irrelevant to marginalized communities. To address this issue, we apply environmental justice theory to a participatory postcolonial urban case study where poverty, unemployment and inequality continue to incentivize unregulated exploitation of vulnerable environments and people. It is unclear how national legislation can provide for indiscriminate access to environments that promote wellbeing in complex postcolonial communities, where xenophobic and economic discrimination reproduces colonial-style inequalities. To resist this injustice, the combination of academic and ordinary expressions of critique that confront regressive praxis and orthodoxies becomes a valuable and constructive political innovation for transitions. Empirical results suggest that enfranchising the most vulnerable proponents of transformation could advance their political capital to advocate for themselves, formulate and enculturate decolonized visions of urban sustainability, demand governmental and commercial accountability and foster urban reform that is relevant to them.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Additional Information: | Research Funding: National Research Foundation, South Africa. Grant Number: SFH160720180031. |
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Johnston, Mr Matt |
| Authors: | Johnston, M., Darkey, D., and Ibsen, H. |
| College/School: | College of Science and Engineering > School of Geographical and Earth Sciences |
| Journal Name: | International Journal of Urban and Regional Research |
| Publisher: | Wiley |
| ISSN: | 0309-1317 |
| ISSN (Online): | 1468-2427 |
| Published Online: | 11 July 2023 |
| Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2023 The Authors |
| First Published: | First published in International Journal of Urban and Regional Research 47(4):645-664 |
| Publisher Policy: | Reproduced under a Creative Commons License |
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