Informal urbanization in Latin America : collaborative transformations of public spaces /
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Author / Creator: | Werthmann, Christian, 1964- author. |
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Imprint: | New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2022. ©2022 |
Description: | xxv, 182 pages: illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
Language: | English |
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Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12596351 |
ISBN: | 9780367545901 036754590X 9780367545895 0367545896 9781003089797 9781000403107 9781000403091 |
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Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Summary: | "Various kinds of informal and extra-legal settlements-commonly called shantytowns, favelas, or barrios-are the prevailing type of urban land use in much of the developing world. United Nations estimates suggest that there are close to 900 million people living in squatter communities worldwide, with the number expected to increase. Informal Urbanization in Latin America investigates prevailing strategies for addressing informal settlements, which started to shift away from large-scale slum clearance to on-site upgrading in Latin America over the last forty years, by improving its public spaces, infrastructure and facilities. The cases in this book range from one micro intervention (the Villa Tranquila Project in Buenos Aires) to three large-scale government run projects like the celebrated Favela Bairro Program in Rio de Janeiro, the social housing program in São Paulo and the famous Proyectos Urbanos Integrales Approach in Medellín. The cases show a collaborative and sensitive transformation of landscape and public space, and provide designers and planners with the tools to develop better strategies that can mitigate the volatility that the residents of non-formal neighborhoods are exposed to. The book is a must-read for all who are interested or working in the global urbanization as well as social equity"-- |
Other form: | Online version: Werthmann, Christian, 1964- Informal urbanization in Latin America New York, NY : Routledge, 2021. 9781003089797 |
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