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1 online resource : color illustrations |
| Contents |
1.Introduction -- Why Study Dubai? Seeds in the Desert -- References -- 2.Understanding Disability in Theory, Justice, and Planning -- Introduction -- Conclusion -- References -- 3.What Makes a City Accessible and Inclusive? -- Salience in an Inclusive and Culturally Sensitive Development Framework -- The Need for an Integrated Model of Disability -- Evaluating the Utility of the Capability Model of Disability -- Conclusion -- References -- 4.The Evolving Transformations of Disability in Dubai Between 1980 and 2012 -- Introduction -- Historical and Cultural Dimensions of Disability in Dubai from 1980 to 2012 -- References -- 5.Exploring Functionings and Freedoms in Dubai -- Dubai Forms a Foundation for Access and Inclusion -- Benchmarking Basic Functionings in Dubai -- Benchmarking Basic Freedoms in Dubai -- Conclusion on Basic Functioning and Freedoms -- References -- 6.Laws, Rights, and Norms -- Introduction: From Theory to Global Framing -- Legalities and Access to Justice -- The Lived Experience of Disability in the Context of Basic Functionings -- The Lived Experience of Disability in the Context of Basic Freedoms -- Conclusion -- References -- 7.Laws Are Not Enough: Unlocking Capabilities Through Innovations in Governance -- Why Laws Are Not Enough -- Leadership, Modernization, Social Protection, and Human Rights -- Institutional Capabilities in the Context of Basic Functionings -- Institutional Capability in the Context of Basic Freedoms -- Conclusion -- References -- 8.Charting Access and Inclusion in Future Cities -- Smart City Dubai -- Conclusion |
| Summary |
"A landmark study showing how empirical work, through the methodology of the social sciences, can come into contact with political philosophy and disability studies so as to make a meaningful contribution to policy. Dr. Victor Santiago Pineda's work will be read for decades, as a foundation for future research on the application of the capabilities approach to social justice." -- Anand Jayaprakash Vaidya, Professor of Philosophy San Jose State University, California, USA This Open Access book is an anthropological urban study of the Emirate of Dubai, its institutions, and their evolution. It provides a contemporary history of disability in city planning from a non-Western perspective and explores the cultural context for its positioning. Three insights inform the author's approach. First, disability research, much like other urban or social issues, must be situated in a particular place. Second, access and inclusion forms a key part of both local and global planning issues. Third, a 21st century planning education should take access and inclusion into consideration by applying a disability lens to the empirical, methodological, and theoretical advances of the field. By bridging theory and practice, this book provides new insights on inclusive city planning and comparative urban theory. This book should be read as part of a larger struggle to define and assert access; it's a story of how equity and justice are central themes in building the cities of the future and of today |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed December 13, 2019) |
| Subject |
City planning -- United Arab Emirates -- Dubai
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Urban policy -- United Arab Emirates -- Dubai
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Barrier-free design -- United Arab Emirates -- Dubai
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People with disabilities -- Services for -- United Arab Emirates -- Dubai
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Barrier-free design
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City planning
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People with disabilities -- Services for
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Urban policy
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United Arab Emirates -- Dubai
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9783030329884 |
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3030329887 |
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