GGRB05H3 Lecture Notes - Global City, Police Brutality, Vaughan Mills
Document Summary
Crime in new york: changing behavior by law enforcement (arrests and raids) Improvement to the quality of life": arresting people for minor offences. A little" violence leading to lower crime rate. Down-scaling global cities (centres of economy, culture) Definition of urban citizenship *might be on midterm! Process of claiming social, political, and economic rights in a city. Make and remake urban space in order to assert a sense of belonging to the city. Immigrants have multiple identities, different relations across borders. Peacemaking: symbolic and physical visibility in public space. True" public space where you can become visible. Processes of privatization and commodification of public spaces the banishment of. The powerful take their revenge by asserting their authority through processes, gentrification, privatization, deregulation. Private sector (people who like profit) are becoming more involved. To have secure" public spaces (not just airports) Quebec and what you can and cannot wear.
