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Latin American Urban Development into the Twenty First Century

Towards a Renewed Perspective on the City

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Paperback, blz. | Engels
Palgrave Macmillan UK | e druk, 2012
ISBN13: 9781349350773
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Palgrave Macmillan UK e druk, 2012 9781349350773
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By the dawn of the 21st century, more than half of the world's population was living in urban areas. This volume explores the implications of this unprecedented expansion in the world's most urbanized region, Latin America, exploring the new urban reality, and the consequences for both Latin America and the rest of the developing world.

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ISBN13:9781349350773
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:paperback
Uitgever:Palgrave Macmillan UK

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PART I: INTRODUCTION Introduction; D.Rodgers , J.Beall & R.Kanbur PART II: RECONCEPTUALIZING URBAN FRAGMENTATION Urban Violence, Quality of Life, and the Future of Latin American Cities; D.Davis Cocaine Cities; I.Navarro Mobility Challenges in Santiago de Chile; P.Jiron The Vecino as Citizen; H.Risor Separate but Equal Democratization? D.Rodgers PART III: RECONNECTING THE CITY Irregular Urbanization as a Catalyst for Radical Social Mobilization; L.Earle On-Street Upgrading? L.Aliaga-Linares Of Guns, Ideas and Taxes; F.Sanin , M.Gutierrez , T.Pardo , J.Gomez & M.Pinto Public-Private Co-operation for Gas Provision in Poor Neighbourhoods of Buenos Aires; C.Goytia , R.Pasquini & P.Sanguinetti A New Way of Monitoring the Quality of Urban Life in Latin America; E.Lora & A.Powell PART IV: CONCLUSION Towards a New Research Agenda for 21st Century Latin American Urban Development; D.Rodgers , R.Kanbur & J.Beall

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