“The goal is to encourage urban policies that promote justice, sustainability, and inclusion in cities.” (Page 1)
This quote is interesting to me because I never really hear about the connections of urban policies. I usually hear about students doing research within urban areas. To promote justice in cities I feel as if using urban policy would really boost the goal that they are trying to reach. It will help the cities remain diverse and productive indefinitely.
“Lefebvre, as you will see, imagines the right to the city entirely differently: as a cry that initiated a radical struggle to more beyond both the state and capitalism.” (Page 2)
This is interesting to me because we have been needing a cry for help for struggle of a economic and political system in which the country’s trade is run by private owners for profit. That is why in the rest of the reading he tells about the different initiatives used to go about this problem. I also liked this quote because it helps the very interesting intro to the advocate to the right of the city for slum dwellers.
“Most agree that it is the everyday experience of inhabiting the city that entitles one to a right to the city rather than ones nation-state citizenship.” (Page 146)
This quote caught my eye because it talks about the experience of the city not having a good solution to the ones that have a entitled right of citizenship. I feel as if if you live in the city or have purchased a residence in the city for more then 10 years, then you are considered a citizen. If not you are not considered a citizen. In my opinion I feel as if the decision should be as simple as that.