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Gihan Karunaratne is an architect and academic with extensive experience teaching and lecturing in Architecture, Urban Design, and Interior Design across various international contexts. Substantial research and publications on architectural and urban design theory mark his scholarly contributions. Karunaratne’s current research addresses the evolving dynamics of architecture and urban environments, focusing on cities undergoing continuous physical, economic, and social transformations. His research frequently examines the intersection of urban life and change, strongly emphasizing marginalized communities. A notable aspect of his work involves an in-depth investigation of the often-overlooked "underbelly" of cities, focusing on the complexities of informal settlements and the communities within them. His unwavering commitment to exploring the challenges and opportunities facing informal urban environments and their inhabitants, particularly in the Global South, inspires and motivates the wider academic and professional community. Through his research, Karunaratne contributes significantly to the discourse on urban transformation, spatial justice, and the lived experiences of underserved populations.
This book critically interrogates dominant narratives surrounding displacement by offering an in-depth examination of how it unfolds across diverse urban and rural settings worldwide. It addresses the intricate realities of displacement and its impact on the built environment.
Through a series of case studies spanning cities, refugee camps, and small towns, the book reveals how communities are uprooted and resettled not solely due to conflict or political unrest but also to economic shifts, environmental changes, and urban development. Challenging conventional dichotomies between voluntary and forced migration and formal and informal resettlement, this volume advocates for a nuanced understanding of displacement that captures the lived experiences of affected communities. Examining the politics of space-making in urban contexts, the book interrogates the roles of governments, private corporations, and individuals in shaping displacement dynamics. Thematic sections provide diverse perspectives on the creation, transformation, and contestation of urban spaces in the context of mobility and migration.
This volume critically analyzes the socio-spatial transformations prompted by displacement, bringing together scholars from anthropology, architecture, urban planning, and related fields. It examines the socio-spatial shifts triggered by displacement, emphasising the role of human agency in navigating and reshaping environments under displacement conditions. This collection is essential for scholars and students in architecture, urban studies, sociology, and migration studies, as well as practitioners and professionals engaged in urban development and policymaking.
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Introduction
Gihan Karunaratne
Section 1: Everyday Displacement
Chapter 1. Urbanisms of Displacement and Racial (bio)Politics in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia
Felipe Hernandez
Chapter 2. Lagos, Nigeria: A Study in anarchy and negotiation
Fabienne Hoelzel
Chapter 3. Exploring influential factors for decision-making in the directions of urban development: urban house displacement vs. urban heritage protection
Ali Cheshmehzangi, Tong Zou, Tian Tang and Li Xie
Chapter 4. Reversing displacement: The enforcement of Inclusionary land management instruments
Cynthia Goytia
Section 2: The Gentrified City
Chapter 5. Displaced in situ: The communities left behind in Colombo's Urban Transformation
Gihan Karunaratne, Jagath Munasinghe and Tanzil Shafique
Chapter 6. Evictability between extinction and emergence. Toward a collectivity otherwise Giovanna Astolfo
Chapter 7. Reaching for the stars: Boca Chica and interstellar colonialism
Luis Hernan
Chapter 8. The ill-defined city - post covid trends of dispersal and the emergence of the new, footloose citizen in a virtual world
Peter Bishop and Lesley Williams
Chapter 9. Occupations of Public Space and theArchitecture of Distributed Social Care in Athens
Angeliki Sakellariou
Section 3: Displaced at the border
Chapter 10. The Hostile Architecture of Hospitality: Designed Semi-carceral Facilities for Migrants
Irit Katz
Chapter 11. Displacement and the opaque infrastructures of inhabiting: a fugitive urbanism?
Camillo Boano
Chapter 12. Displaced democracy: Refugees, elections, and humanitarian management in northern Uganda
Ryan Joseph O'Byrne
Chapter 13. From Local to Global Policy: UNHCR and Urban Refugees in Nairobi, Kenya
Neil J. W. Crawford
Section 4: Spaces of Diaspora
Chapter 14. Forced migration trajectories: Displacement and humanitarian migrants from Ukraine in Australia
Olga Oleinikova and Iryna Oleinikova
Chapter 15. Diaspora Space and Nature-Based Integration
Azadeh Fatehrad, Davide Natalinni, Hyab Yohannesand and Gianluca Palombo
Chapter 16. A City Rebuilds: A Family History of the Rust Belt
Thaddeus Pawlowski
Index
Produktdetaljer
Om bidragsyterne
Gihan Karunaratne is an architect and academic with extensive experience teaching and lecturing in Architecture, Urban Design, and Interior Design across various international contexts. Substantial research and publications on architectural and urban design theory mark his scholarly contributions. Karunaratne’s current research addresses the evolving dynamics of architecture and urban environments, focusing on cities undergoing continuous physical, economic, and social transformations. His research frequently examines the intersection of urban life and change, strongly emphasizing marginalized communities. A notable aspect of his work involves an in-depth investigation of the often-overlooked "underbelly" of cities, focusing on the complexities of informal settlements and the communities within them. His unwavering commitment to exploring the challenges and opportunities facing informal urban environments and their inhabitants, particularly in the Global South, inspires and motivates the wider academic and professional community. Through his research, Karunaratne contributes significantly to the discourse on urban transformation, spatial justice, and the lived experiences of underserved populations.