Volume 49 — Everyday Life and the Politics of Place (2024)

CPJ Vol 49 Cover

Editor-in-Chief: Candela Cerpa

Editorial Board: Ian Baltutis, James Collins, Abby Cover, Jordan Haber, Nicki Harris, Helen Klass-Warch, Lizbeth Woodby, Meredith Miklos, Annie Oommen, Nik Reasor, Bonnie Sullivan, Izzy Norman

Cover Photographer: Marcos Gregorio

Read Volume 49 here.

During the COVID-19 lockdowns, our sense of space, place, and daily experiences were severely restricted, and as such their importance became most apparent. Beyond the direct impacts of the pandemic, Volume 49 of the Carolina Planning Journal, Everyday Life and the Politics of Place, reflects on the meaning, politics, and experiences of space, place, and everyday life across disciplines, communities, and countries.

With some reflection, we can see space beyond a flat, empty backdrop for building structures. Space is social and political, a living relationship with nature and each other, and a place for community and festivity. Examining our conception of space allows us to question how capitalism, colonialism, racism, globalization, and more have diminished our relationship with space and one another. As the wonderful image that graces the cover of this Volume (photographed in Olinda, Brazil by Marcos Gregorio, an author in this issue), we put people’s use of and relationship to space at the forefront.

The articles within this Volume explore topics and approaches as varied as the spaces we build from a variety of voices, including undergraduate, masters, and PhD students, faculty, and a professional planner.

Featured articles:

  • “How Informal Dwellers Can Claim Their Rights to the City: The Case of Agbogbloshie and Old Fadama, Ghana” by Eunice Amissah-Mensah.
  • “The Economics of Space: Warehouse Development and Environmental Justice in the Consumer Society” by Ivan Melchor.
  • “Indigenous Economies and Peripheries of Quito, Ecuador” by Lydia Rowen.
  • “Placemaking as Referential Engagement: Affirming Placemaking Values in Dérives” by Corey Bray and Samantha Pace.
  • “Philosophies of Brazilian National Identity and the Stagnant Urban Problems in Favelas” by Marcos Gregorio.
  • “A Speculation on Third Space: Situated In South Atlanta, the “Bottom Biennale”, Becomes A Celebration of the Dirty South, By Lifting the Veil, With Love and Care, We Pave Forward” by Rayshad Dorsey.
  • “Property Rights, Sign-Value, and Planning for Self-Realization” by Matt Bond.
  • “Unification through Placemaking” by Preston Janco.
  • “The Importance of Growing: Agriculture in Communities” by Dr. Chris Quattro.
  • Book Reviews
    • “The Innovation Complex: Cities, Tech, and the New Economy” by Sharon Zukin. Book Review by Joungwon Kwon.
    • “Justice and the Interstates: The Racist Truth About Urban Highways” by Ryan Reft, Amanda Phillips de Lucas, and Rebecca Retzlaff. Book Review by Helen Klass-Warch.
    • “Billionaire Wilderness: The Ultra-Wealthy and the Remaking of the American West” by Justin Farrell. Book Review by Sarah Kear.
  • “Best Master’s Projects” by Sam Hayes and Elizabeth Mitchell.
  • “Master’s Project Titles Class of 2024.”
  • “Year-in-Review: An Update from New East” by Candela Cerpa.
  • “Global Urbanization Fellowships: Spring 2024” by Sam Hayes and Wani Pandey.
  • “NC-APA Conference Announcement.”
  • “Call for Papers: Volume 50” by Samantha Pace.