Dislocation: Awkward Spatial Transitions

The world is in the most serious turmoil it has experienced for many centuries, due to the fundamental mistreatment by capitalist competition of the carrying capacity of the planet. Dislocation: Awkward Spatial Transitions explores where spatial development processes and rules have gone wrong across many economies and offers pointers to new practices to ameliorate the effects of past failings. It also explores the flailing of territorial governances as they tried to plot the rise of creative cities, 4.0 era industry and services, and the role of starchitects in city renewal. Finally, it focuses on territorial innovation, knowledge recombination, sustainable mobility, and green entrepreneurship as necessary elements of a post-coronavirus, climate change mitigation, and sustainable mobility set of survival strategies.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 316 pages
Publication date: 25 September 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

The world is currently facing unprecedented turmoil, marking a period of immense challenges that have not been witnessed in centuries. These multifaceted crises stem from the fundamental exploitation of the planet's carrying capacity by capitalist competition. Even before the emergence of the coronavirus, there were clear indications of an over-developed society, with many spatial planners warning about the impending threat of a new Dark Age. Many advocated for a return to policy decentralization, recognizing the failure of "global controller mindsets" to effectively manage complex systems.

Dislocation: Awkward Spatial Transitions is a groundbreaking exploration of the missteps in spatial development across various economies. The book's chapters provide a comprehensive analysis of the mindsets that have led to these failures and offer insights into new practices that can mitigate the consequences of past shortcomings. In the first nine chapters, a mapping of key elements of the prevailing omni-crisis is presented. This includes an exegesis of the Anthropocene, the rise of populism, the transition to neoliberalist anti-planning, and migration as planning issues, accompanied by calls for evolutionary change in spatial policy and process dynamics.

The final part of the book focuses on territorial innovation, knowledge recombination, sustainable mobility, and green entrepreneurship as essential components of a post-coronavirus survival strategy. The chapters in this book were originally published in the journal European Planning Studies.

Weight: 453g
Dimension: 246 x 174 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367679620