8. Contested Space, Contested Sovereignty: The Case of Belfast
Published Online: 10 FEB 2011
DOI: 10.1002/9781444393200.ch8
Copyright © 2011 Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Book Title
Planning in Divided Cities: Collaborative Shaping of Contested Space
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How to Cite
Gaffikin, F. and Morrissey, M. (2011) Contested Space, Contested Sovereignty: The Case of Belfast, in Planning in Divided Cities: Collaborative Shaping of Contested Space, Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781444393200.ch8
Publication History
- Published Online: 10 FEB 2011
- Published Print: 11 MAR 2011
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9781405192187
Online ISBN: 9781444393200
- Summary
- Chapter
Keywords:
- contested space, contesting sovereignty - case of Belfast;
- integrity of Northern Ireland - region of UK subject to periodic challenge;
- Northern Ireland, internal conflict - multiple interpretations, causes, nature and impact;
- positive change, 1998–2008 - associated with Northern Ireland ‘Peace Process’;
- space and political violence;
- residential segregation and spatial deprivation after conflict - of urban political violence, growth of residential segregation;
- segregation patterns, in terms of - clustering of distribution, exposure or isolation of groups;
- Belfast's population and profiling segregated spaces;
- multiple deprivation measure scores in Belfast;
- the divided city, effect of violent history - residential segregation, seeking safety of their own kind
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
Introduction: An Unresolved Sovereignty Contest
Space and Political Violence
Residential Segregation and Spatial Deprivation After the Conflict
Profiling Segregated Spaces
Segregation and Deprivation
Summarising the Divided City
Tackling Division and Deprivation: A Difficult Agenda
Community Cohesion and Economic Austerity
Moving Forward: The Role of Planning
Facing the Future