Squatting and the state : resilient property in an age of crisis
Title:
Squatting and the state : resilient property in an age of crisis
Author:
Fox O'Mahony, Lorna, author.
ISBN:
9781108487740
9781108738033
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Physical Description:
x, 486 pages ; 24 cm
Contents:
Introduction : squatting, scale, and the state -- Part I. Squatting and the state -- States, narratives, and norms -- Squatting and the law -- Property theory and the state -- Scaling the state -- Part II. Resilient property in an age of crises -- Resilient property methodology -- Possession, pragmatism, and homeless squatters -- Ownership and absent owners -- Aggregated interests : neighborhoods, markets, and social movements -- Part III. Resilient property in action -- Scaling resilience and the state -- Postscript : resilient property and the pandemic.
Abstract:
"We describe the 'wicked' global property problem of homeless squatting on empty land or in empty properties and outline some key themes explored in the book. We reflect on the nature of squatting as a property problem; and introduce the concept of 'scale', which we deploy throughout the book to describe the dynamic nature of state responses to squatting. We outline the importance of seeing 'the state' in the analyses of squatting and other property problems, through its interactions with individuals, interactions with other state-bodies, and interactions with its territory, and interactions with its own institutions. Finally, we set out the structure and approach followed in the book, including reference to five primary jurisdictions: the U.S., Ireland, Spain, South Africa and England and Wales"-- Provided by publisher.
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