Ontological Boundaries or Contextual Borders: The Urban Ethics of the Asylum

What and where is ‘the asylum’ today? To what extent do mental healthcare facilities stand out as clearly bounded entities in the modern urban landscape, perhaps reflecting their history as deliberately set-apart and then often stigmatised places? To what extent have they maybe become less obtrusive...

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Main Authors: Ebba Högström, Chris Philo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cogitatio 2020-11-01
Series:Urban Planning
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Online Access:https://www.cogitatiopress.com/urbanplanning/article/view/3554