Debate: City Spaces and Systems: When Protecting Turf May be Justified

This article responds to an argument in this journal by Monaghan who contends that creating “territory” is a crucial part of a just urban environment but claiming “turf” – claiming and attempting to enforce exclusionary control over urban space – is unjust. This article argues that Monaghan’s argument is a bit too quick. When we understand the way cities, as emergent systems, can produce [...]