Geographies and Moralities: International Perspectives on Development, Justice and Place

This topical book addresses contemporary concern with the interconnections between geography and morality. Covers both the geographical context of morality, and moralities in geographical methods and practices. Contains up-to-date case studies based on original research. Deals with controversial issues, such as problems of globalization, European integration, human rights in Nigeria, territorial conflict in Israel, and land reform in post-apartheid South Africa. The editors are well-published leading international authorities. The contributors are drawn from Australia, Eastern Europe, Israel, South Africa, the UK and the US. Content: Chapter 1 Introduction: Geographies of Morality and Moralities of Geography (pages 1–12): Roger Lee and David M. SmithChapter 2 Globalization, Production and the (Im)Morality of Uneven Development (pages 17–31): Peter DickenChapter 3 Regional Inequality, Convergence and Enlargement in the European Union (pages 32–46): Nigel SpenceChapter 4 Moral Problems of Eastern Wilderness: European Core and Periphery (pages 47–61): Boleslaw DomanskiChapter 5 Where the Grass is Greener in Poland: Regional and Intra?Urban Inequalities (pages 62–78): Grzegorz WeclawowiczChapter 6 Social Exclusion, Health and Health Care: The Case of the National Health Service in England (pages 83–99): Sarah E. CurtisChapter 7 The Problem with Welfare (pages 100–119): Susan J. Smith and Donna EasterlowChapter 8 Struggles over Human Rights in Nigeria: Questions of Scale in Moral Geography (pages 120–134): Rex HoneyChapter 9 Valuing Land and Distributing Territory (pages 135–148): Avery KolersChapter 10 When Two Rights Collide: Some Lessons from Jerusalem (pages 149–164): Shlomo HassonChapter 11 Land Reform Policy in Post?Apartheid South Africa: The Elusive Quest for Social Justice? (pages 165–180): Brij MaharajChapter 12 Waiting in Line, or the Moral and Material Geographies of Queue?Jumping (pages 183–198): Stuart CorbridgeChapter 13 Moral Geographies of Sexual Citizenship (pages 199–210): Gill ValentineChapter 14 ‘But Tight Jeans are Better!’: Moral Improvisation and Ethical Judgement in Local Planning Decision?Making (pages 211–228): Jean HillierChapter 15 The Quality of Ethics: Moral Causation, Method and Metatheory in the Interdisciplinary Science of Geography (pages 231–244): William S. LynnChapter 16 On the Pavement: Reflections on Fieldwork with Urban Poor Black Women Street Traders in Durban, South Africa (pages 245–262): Priscilla CunnanChapter 17 Disciplinary Change and Career Paths (pages 265–283): Ron JohnstonChapter 18 From Location Theory to Moral Philosophy: Views from the Fringe (pages 284–298): David M. Smith