Resumen de Spatial Justice and Local Government Boundary Change: Battles for Borders, Boundaries and Place
Russell Miller
Local government boundary changes (LGBCs) can have profound ramifications for the regions in which they occur. LGBCs create new geographic, political, demographic, economic and social realities for regions and residents. However, little thought has been given to how these borders and boundaries influence spatial (in)justice. Can local government boundary changes lead to a more spatially just future? Or are local government boundary change actions cementing existing spatial inequalities through systems of injustice (i.e. legal mechanisms, existing power structures,and the creation of borders). This paper seeks to explore the relationship between local government boundary changes and spatial (in)justice through several case study explorations of these issues.
