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List of contributors
Introduction
Gihan Karunaratne
Section I: Everyday Displacement
Chapter 1. Urbanisms of Displacement and Racial (Bio)Politics in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia
Felipe Hernández (University of Cambridge)
Chapter 2. Lagos, Nigeria: A Study in Anarchy and Negotiation
Fabienne Hoelzel (Stuttgart State Academy of Art and Design)
Chapter 3. Exploring Influential Factors for Decision-Making in the Directions of Urban Development: Urban House Displacement vs. Urban Heritage Protection
Ali Cheshmehzangi (University of Queensland), Tong Zou (Hiroshima University), Tian Tang and Li Xie
Chapter 4. Reversing Displacement: The Enforcement of Inclusionary Land Management Instruments
Cynthia Goytia (Torcuato Di Tella University and Visiting Scholar at Harvard University)
Section II: The Gentrified City
Chapter 5. Displaced in situ: The Communities Left Behind in Colombo's Urban Transformation
Gihan Karunaratne, Jagath Munasinghe (University of Moratuwa) and Tanzil Shafique (University of Sheffield)
Chapter 6. Evictability Between Extinction and Emergence. Towards a Collectivity Otherwise
Giovanna Astolfo (University College London)
Chapter 7. Reaching for the Stars: Boca Chica and Interstellar Colonialism
Luis Hernan (University of Sheffield)
Chapter 8. The Ill-Defined City: Post-COVID Trends of Dispersal and the Emergence of the New, Footloose Citizen in a Virtual World
Peter Bishop and Lesley Williams (University College London)
Chapter 9. Occupations of Public Space and the Architecture of Distributed Social Care in Athens
Angeliki Sakellariou
Section III: Displaced at the Border
Chapter 10. The Hostile Architecture of Hospitality: Designed Semi-carceral Facilities for Migrants
Irit Katz (University of Cambridge)
Chapter 11. Displacement and the Opaque Infrastructures of Inhabiting: A Fugitive Urbanism?
Camillo Boano (TDIST, Politecnico di Turin, Italy and The Bartlett Development Planning Unit, UCL, UK)
Chapter 12. Displaced Democracy: Refugees, Elections, and Humanitarian Management in Northern Uganda
Ryan Joseph O'Byrne (Lecturer in Peace Studies, University of Wales Trinity St David (UWTSD))
Chapter 13. From Local to Global Policy: UNHCR and Urban Refugees in Nairobi, Kenya
Neil J. W. Crawford (University of Stirling)
Section IV: Spaces of Diaspora
Chapter 14. Forced Migration Trajectories: Displacement and Humanitarian Migrants from Ukraine in Australia
Olga Oleinikova (The University of Technology Sydney) and Iryna Oleinikova
Chapter 15. Diaspora Space and Nature-Based Integration
Azadeh Fatehrad, Davide Natalini, Hyab Yohannes, and Gianluca Palombo
Chapter 16. A City Rebuilds: A Family History of the Rust Belt
Thaddeus Pawlowski (Columbia University)
Index
Biography
Gihan Karunaratne is an architect and academic with extensive experience teaching and lecturing in architecture, urban design, and interior design across various international contexts. Substantial research and publications on architectural and urban design theory mark his scholarly contributions. Karunaratne’s current research addresses the evolving dynamics of architecture and urban environments, focusing on cities undergoing continuous physical, economic, and social transformations. His research frequently examines the intersection of urban life and change, strongly emphasizing marginalized communities. A notable aspect of his work involves an in-depth investigation of the often-overlooked “underbelly” of cities, focusing on the complexities of informal settlements and the communities within them. His unwavering commitment to exploring the challenges and opportunities facing informal urban environments and their inhabitants, particularly in the Global South, inspires and motivates the wider academic and professional community. Through his research, Karunaratne contributes significantly to the discourse on urban transformation, spatial justice, and the lived experiences of underserved populations.
