
Spatial (in)equality as a social (in)equality problem: Impacts of urgent expropriation decisions to implement mega projects in Turkey
Par Akyıldız, S. (IFEA) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-68127-2_386-1 Publication d’un chapitre d’ouvrage dans The Palgrave Handbook of Global Social Problems, Palgrave Macmillan (2024): « Spatial (in) equality as a social (in) equality problem: Impacts of urgent expropriation decisions to implement mega projects in Turkey ». Abstract Spatial inequality generally emphasizes the spatial or geographical aspects of justice and injustice. According to Soja (2009), “this involves the fair and equitable distribution in space of socially valued resources and the opportunities to use them” (p. 2). There are spatial manifestations of inequality, but it is also crucial to note the processes that produce spatial inequalities. In Turkey, political authorities often resort to urgent expropriation decisions to overcome obstacles in the construction of megaprojects, as exemplified by




