
Co-production of the City: Transdisciplinary Urban Justice
Cities have diverse and dynamic populations, activities and spatial configurations and this influences what urban justice is and what we can do to enhance it. In this video it is argued that for all cities a transdisciplinary approach is very important for unravelling the meaning of urban justice.
The example of Rotterdam shows how challenging it is to enhance urban justice and that the policy makers, residents and academics all perceive its meaning differently. It is timely to establish communities in various cities that gather people across stakeholder groups, with different views and backgrounds to start addressing the various contemporary crises by tackling a basic question: what is the meaning of urban justice in my city and what is our call to action?
Video Summary
Lecturers

Scientific coordinator Cities Hub
Leiden Delft Erasmus Centre for Sustainability, Department of Management in the Built Environment
TU Delft
Saskia Ruijsink is an urban professional focusing on urban inter- and transdisciplinary approaches. She is the scientific coordinator of the Cities Hub, a knowledge and innovation hub at the Leiden-Delft-Erasmus Centre for Sustainability (LDE CfS) and she is based at the faculty of Architecture and Built Environment, Delft University of Technology. Saskia also worked for more than 14 years at the Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS).
She is passionate about bringing perspectives and stakes together. Her work and interest includes: urban justice, sustainability, innovation, co-creation, transdisciplinarity, participation and multi-stakeholder processes, placemaking, and urban and regional planning and development.

Additional Information
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Susan S. Fainstein. (2010). The Just City. Cornell University Press.
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Harvey, D. (2015). The right to the city. In The city reader (pp. 314-322). Routledge.
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Lefebvre, H., Kofman, E., & Lebas, E. (1996). Writings on cities (Vol. 63). Oxford: Blackwell.
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Huang, G., & London, J. K. (2016). Mapping in and out of “messes”: An adaptive, participatory, and transdisciplinary approach to assessing cumulative environmental justice impacts. Landscape and Urban Planning, 154, 57–67. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2016.02.014
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Iveson, K. (2011). Social or spatial justice? Marcuse and Soja on the right to the city. City, 15(2), 250–259. https://doi.org/10.1080/13604813.2011.568723
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Smruti Jukur Johari, TEDx, What if the poor were part of city planning?
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https://www.ted.com/talks/smruti_jukur_johari_what_if_the_poor_were_part_of_city_planning
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Susan Fainstain (and many others) via: https://www.designforthejustcity.org/watch
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Majora Carter, TEDx Greening the ghetto: https://www.ted.com/talks/majora_carter_greening_the_ghetto/transcript
References
Growth of Rotterdam:
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Allecijfers.nl (2022) Informatie gemeente Rotterdam. Accessed 1 April 2022 via: https://allecijfers.nl/gemeente/rotterdam/#100-onderwerpen
Rotterdamwet:
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Rotterdam.nl (2022a) Infographic Rotterdamwet. Accessed on 1 April 2022 via: https://www.rotterdam.nl/wonen-leven/screening-huurders/Infographic-Rotterdamwet.pdf
Sterke Schouders:
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Onderzoek010.nl (2021.): Feitenkaart Sterke Schouders in Rotterdam. Editie 2021. Accessed on 1 april 2022 via: https://onderzoek010.nl/documents/Werk-en-inkomen
Kansrijke wijken:
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Gemeente Rotterdam (2014) Programma Kansrijke wijken voor gezinnen 10% meer gezinnen in negen Rotterdamse wijken rondom het Centrum. Rotterdam: Gemeente Rotterdam. Accessed on 1 apr. 22 via: https://docplayer.nl/42254561-Kansrijke-wijken-rond-het-centrum.html
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Gemeente Rotterdam (2017) Ontwikkelagenda Kansrijke wijken Voortgang 2017. Rotterdam: Gemeente Rotterdam. Accessed on 1 apr. 22 via: https://docplayer.nl/107805681-Ontwikkelagenda-kansrijke-wijken-voortgang-2017-november-2017-nummer-4.html https://onderzoek010.nl/dashboard/dashboard/bevolking
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Evaluation Rotterdamwet:
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Steven Kromhout, Pieter Kranenborg, Thierry Wever, & Anna Vrieler. (2021). Selectieve woningtoewijzing. Landelijke evaluatie van artikel 8, 9 en 10 van de Wet bijzondere maatregelen grootstedelijke problematiek. (No. P42200; p. 59). RISBO/ Ministerie Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties, DG Bestuur, Ruimte en Wonen, directie Democratie en Bestuur, afd. Politieke ambtsdragers en Weerbaarheid. Accessed 1 April 2022 via: https://open.overheid.nl/repository/ronl-56bfc54b-f89e-4682-a758-f358746138ee/1/pdf/rapportage-evaluatie-wet-bijzondere-maatregelen-grootstedelijke-problematiek-wbmgp.pdf
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Hochstenbach, C., Uitermark, J., & van Gent, W. (2015). Evaluatie effecten Wet bijzondere maatregelen grootstedelijke problematiek ("Rotterdamwet") in Rotterdam. AISSR, Universiteit van Amsterdam. Accessed 1 April 2022 via: https://pure.uva.nl/ws/files/2596415/171201_evaluatie_effecten_wet_bijzondere_maatregelen_grootstedelijk_problematiek_rotterdamwet_in_rotterdam.pdf
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Vers Beton (2021) De Rekening van de Rotterdamwet. Accessed on 1 April 2022 via: https://versbeton.nl/2021/03/de-rekening-van-de-rotterdamwet/
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Van Dam, J. (2021) Is de Rotterdamwet dan een ultimum remedium? Published at socialevraagstukken.nl/ . Accessed on 1 April 2022 via: https://www.socialevraagstukken.nl/is-de-rotterdamwet-dan-een-ultimum-remedium/#:~:text=stelde%20Ouwehand%20dat%20de%20wet,en%20veiligheid%20%E2%80%93%20niet%20gehaald%20zijn.
Urban and spatial justice
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Fainstein, S. S. (2014). The just city. International journal of urban Sciences, 18(1), 1-18.
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Soja, E. W. (2013). Seeking spatial justice (Vol. 16). U of Minnesota Press