Urban greening and mobility justice in Dhaka’s informal settlements

Authors

Razia Sultana, University of WollongongFollow
Thomas Birtchnell, University of WollongongFollow
Nicholas J. Gill, University of WollongongFollow

RIS ID

141306

Publication Details

Sultana, R., Birtchnell, T. & Gill, N. (2020). Urban greening and mobility justice in Dhaka’s informal settlements. Mobilities, 15 (2), 273-289.

Abstract

Urban greening in Dhaka, Bangladesh is fraught with injustice for slum dwellers. Access to the commons for the enactment of gardening, farming and foraging by the urban poor, many recent internal migrants from rural areas, is contested by wealthier citizens, developers and political elites. Through qualitative research with households within the informal settlement of Korail in Dhaka’s urban core, and a range of stakeholders in governmental and non-governmental organizations, this study critiques competing policy visions that involve urban greening and urban green infrastructure. Repurposing the conceptual lense of ‘mobility justice’ to analyse environmental and ecological issues in the global South, the findings highlight the importance of mobility concerns to just futures for urban planning.