Rights and Urban Controversies in Hong Kong From the Eastern and Western Perspectives
This book examines the “ethics in relation to city and urbanism” by evaluating the strengths and limitations of rights as a conceptual tool from the comparative East–West perspective in resolving urban controversies (involving conflicts of rights between different classes, different groups within th...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Singapore
Springer Nature Singapore
2023, 2023
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2023 |
| Series: | Governance and Citizenship in Asia
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Chapter 2: The Values and Limitations of the Rights Approach to Urban Controversies
- Part I: Conflict of Rights in Urban Issues
- Chapter 3: Sub-Divided Units: Property Rights and Market versus Right to Housing
- Chapter 4: The Rights of Hong Kong’s Indigenous Inhabitants: A Comparative Perspective
- Chapter 5: Should Heritage Preservation Trump Protection of Private Property Right?
- Chapter 6: Conceptions of Toleration and Right to Public Space
- Chapter 7: Familial Strangers—Controversies in Migrant Rights in Hong Kong
- Part II: Rights, Interest and Well-being of Human and Non-human Entities
- Chapter 8: When Doing a Rights Talk Isn’t Doing the Right Thing: Defining the Urban Space for Stray Dogs and Cats
- Chapter 9: An Examination of the Multiple Approaches by Which the Rights and Worth of Urban Trees May Be Defended: The Case of Stonewall Trees in Hong Kong
- Chapter 10: Reconciling Human Development with Nature’s Rights: The Role of Urban Public Park in the Age of Neo-Liberalism
- Chapter 11: Pursuing Unity or Creating Disunity? An East-West Complementary Approach to Urban Controversies Related to the Right to Environment
- Chapter 12: Conclusion