Marginal urbanisms : informal and formal development in cities of Latin America /

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Imprint:Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2017.
Description:1 online resource (xl, 192 pages) : illustrations
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11911180
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Other authors / contributors:Hernández, Felipe, 1971- editor.
ISBN:9781443893367
1443893366
1443897019
9781443897013
Notes:Includes bibliographical references.
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Summary:This volume reflects on urban development strategies that have been implemented recently in Latin America. Over the past twenty years, there has been great improvement in governmental efficiency, with local and national governments executing important projects that increase the quality of life in cities. However, the causes of collective disadvantage - which created the problems governments attempt to resolve - continue to affect many people throughout the continent. Thus, the essays here examine a wide range of socioeconomic, political, ethnic and historical issues that have influenced the em.
Other form:Print version: Marginal urbanisms. Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2017 1443897019