The urban political ecology of post-industrial Scottish towns: examining Greengairs and Ravenscraig

Ioris, Antonio A. R. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0156-2737 2014. The urban political ecology of post-industrial Scottish towns: examining Greengairs and Ravenscraig. Urban Studies 51 (8) , pp. 1576-1592. 10.1177/0042098013497408

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Abstract

Urban ecological politics is shaped by both moments of concerted action and more silent perceptions and responses. Instead of only being evident in situations of organised protest, the politics of urban ecology is also manifested, in material and symbolic terms, in the daily life of the residents. The fragmentation of urban political ecology turns out to be an important element in the affirmation of post-political forms of urban governance. Those issues were the object of fieldwork research carried out in Greengairs and Ravenscraig, two towns in North Lanarkshire, near Glasgow, with the goal of unravelling the understanding and the coping mechanisms of environmentally deprived residents. The towns are permeated by a widespread, often dissimulated, political ecology that is nonetheless always present. Empirical results demonstrate that a more comprehensive handling of the political ecology of the urban is crucial in order to halt the sources of marginalisation and ecological degradation.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Geography and Planning (GEOPL)
Subjects:	G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > G Geography (General)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Urban political ecology; Environmental justice; North Lanarkshire; Greengairs; Ravenscraig; Landfill; Steel industry
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
ISSN:	0042-0980
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	15 March 2017
Date of Acceptance:	1 June 2014
Last Modified:	07 Nov 2023 06:50
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/99038

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