Conceptualising modes of redistribution in public urban infrastructure

Ilan Wiesel and Fanqi Liu
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Ilan Wiesel: University of Melbourne, Australia
Fanqi Liu: University of Melbourne, Australia

Urban Studies, 2021, vol. 58, issue 8, 1561-1580

Abstract: In this paper, we distinguish between five modes of redistribution in the allocation of funding for public urban infrastructure, including: the prioritisation of disadvantaged urban areas (area-based redistribution); the prioritisation of infrastructures that support disadvantaged populations (differentiated redistribution); reorganisation of urban infrastructural networks to address issues such as centralisation (systemic redistribution); transformation of infrastructure funding allocation and delivery systems (structural redistribution); and the prioritisation of infrastructures that support a convivial urban culture (relational redistribution). We apply the first three modes of redistribution with a longitudinal comparative analysis of state government infrastructure expenditure in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia, from 1999/2000 to 2015/2016. This analysis shows that infrastructure expenditure in Melbourne represented a more just approach to redistribution, in an area-based, differentiated and systemic sense. It highlights the potential and limitations of each mode of analysing redistribution and their combined application as a lens into spatial justice.

Keywords: conviviality; distributive justice; infrastructure; just city; recognition; redistribution; spatial justice; 欢ä¹; åˆ†é… æ­£ä¹‰; 基础设施; 正义城市; è®¤å ¯; å† åˆ†é…; 空间正义 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1177/0042098020913188

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