Summary of Just Sustainabilities in Policy, Planning and Practice with Julian Agyeman

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Julian Agyeman discusses the importance of just sustainability in policy, planning, and practice. He argues that if we want to achieve ecological and social sustainability, we need to focus on equality and social justice together. He provides examples of just sustainability in practice, such as spatial justice, the Minneapolis paradox, and food and food justice.

00:00:00 Julian Agyeman, a professor of urban and environmental policy at Tufts University, discusses the concept of just sustainability. He explains that the book Just Sustainabilities was unique in that it addressed environmental justice and equity issues in addition to environmental issues. He also mentions that recent work he's done has focused on urban planning issues and their connection to just sustainability.
00:05:00 The book, "Just Sustainabilities in Policy, Planning and Practice," discusses the importance of equity and social justice in sustainability. It argues that if we want to achieve ecological and social sustainability, we need to focus on equality and social justice together. The authors highlight the correlation between inequality and social problems, such as violence, addiction, and health care failures. They suggest that if we want to address climate change, we need to focus on inequality as the main driver of consumption and carbon footprints.
00:10:00 This talk discusses the need for justice and equity in regards to environmental justice, and how this is important for both present and future generations. Julian Agyeman also discusses the concepts of recognition and belonging, and how they are important for urban planners and sustainability advocates. He argues that human-scaled planning is important, and that planners should be humble in their work. Finally, he mentions the importance of recognising and reconciling differences, and of making cities hospitable for all.
00:15:00 Just Sustainabilities is a philosophy that emphasizes the importance of sustainable practices in policy, planning, and practice. Three examples of Just Sustainabilities in practice include spatial justice, the Minneapolis paradox, and food and food justice. In spatial justice, social justice says we shouldn't distribute life chances according to class or race, but spatial justice says we mustn't distribute chance geographically. On one side of a street in Minneapolis, Sweden, and Cambridge, Mass., are neighborhoods with very different spatial organization, while on the other side of the street in Saint Louis, there is a clear delineation between public and private space. This is a classic environmental justice issue, as low-income neighborhoods are more likely to have high traffic speeds and heavily trafficked streets.
00:20:00 In this video, Mayor Bloomberg of New York City is described as being "aggressive and progressive" in his street changes, specifically with his transportation commissioner, Janet Sadiq Khan. Jan Gale, who was behind the Copenhagen miracle, was also brought on board. The mayor enlisted the help of transportation justice groups to help make the changes. New York streets now look very different than they did in the past, with more spatial justice being imposed. However, one should not get too down on themselves, as the United States and New York City are still very good at denying people their rights.
00:25:00 The author argues that complete streets policies and practices, which are designed to make cities more livable for all, can actually reproduce social and spatial inequalities. He provides an example of how Los Angeles' policy on complete streets has failed to humanize the city away from the car, and points to the danger of green gentrification.
00:30:00 The video discusses the importance of sustainability in policy, planning and practice, and how it can be used to sell homes. It also discusses the importance of community engagement in creating sustainably designed public spaces.
00:35:00 The presenter discusses demographic data and how it can tell us about a neighborhood. He goes on to discuss Minneapolis, where despite having a great park system, there are still disparities between races. The presenter discusses how racialized covenants, single-family zoning, and redlining created segregation in the city.
00:40:00 In this video, Julian Agyeman talks about the history of urban planning and how it has been used to maintain white supremacy. He also discusses how modern zoning plans and food justice are two examples of how progress has been made in this area, but there is still more work to be done.
00:45:00 In this talk, Julian Agyeman discusses the importance of local food, translocalism, and food as a locus of immigrant identity. He also discusses his recent book, The Immigrant Food Nexus: Borders Labor and Identity in North America.
00:50:00 Julian Agyeman discusses the need for deep ethnographic data in order to engage with communities and understand their world views, daily practices, and world views. He also emphasizes the importance of including indigenous local knowledge in environmental justice projects.
00:55:00 In this video, Kyle White, a professor at the University of Michigan, discusses the concept of a cosmopolitan canopy, which is a space where people from different cultures and ethnicities can come together and have interactions without politics getting in the way. Caroline Martin asks how a place like the United States could incorporate an idea like Superkilim Park, which is well-known for its segregation. White responds that we need to create spaces where people from different backgrounds can meet and interact without politics getting in the way.

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In the video, Julian Agyeman discusses the importance of sustainability in policy, planning, and practice. He talks about how to create sustainable policies and practices and how to measure their effectiveness.

01:00:00 The speaker discusses the importance of food in society, and how food is involved in spatial inequality. He also discusses the role of social and racial factors in spatial injustice. He believes that other factors, such as the wealthy intentionally creating these injustices, contribute to the problem. He believes that there may never be a solution that can address this injustice completely, but that efforts to address it are important.
01:05:00 In this video, John Friedlander discusses the idea of "just sustainability" and its importance in policy, planning, and practice. He points out that, while comprehensive plans may be long-term, the problems of cities such as Minneapolis can only be tackled over a period of time, and that the recognition of the city's white supremacist legacy and anti-black racism is a necessary first step. Friedlander also mentions Boston's Michelle Wu, an Asian-American candidate for mayor, and her focus on food justice. He concludes the video by saying that sustainability is a journey, and that, while dismantling white supremacist local planning may be a long process, it is an important one nonetheless.
01:10:00 Julian Agyeman discusses the history and significance of environmental studies, highlighting how traditionally it has been dominated by white, middle-class students. He goes on to say that this is changing, and that environmental justice courses are a good example of how this is happening.
01:15:00 Julian Agyeman discusses the need for more integrated thinking when it comes to environmental justice, highlighting the importance of human rights abuses being tied to environmental degradation. He suggests that social justice and environmentalism should be viewed as one and the same, and that separating them out has led to both failures.
01:20:00 The video discusses the importance of sustainability in policy, planning, and practice. Julian Agyeman discusses how to create sustainable policies and practices and how to measure their effectiveness.