Format:
VIII, 338 Seiten
,
Illustrationen, Diagramme
ISBN:
9780739107416
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0739107402
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0739107410
Series Statement:
Transnational perspectives on space and place
Content:
The turn of the century has been a moment of rapid urbanization. Much of this urban growth is taking place in the cities of the developing world and much of it in informal settlements. This book presents cutting-edge research from various world regions to demonstrate these trends. The contributions reveal that informal housing is no longer the domain of the urban poor; rather it is a significant zone of transactions for the middle-class and even transnational elites. Indeed, the book presents a rich view of "urban informality" as a system of regulations and norms that governs the use of space and makes possible new forms of social and political power. The book is organized as a "transnational" endeavor. It brings together three regional domains of research--the Middle East, Latin America, and South Asia--that are rarely in conversation with one another. It also unsettles the hierarchy of development and underdevelopment by looking at some First World processes of informality through a Third World research lens.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [319]-322) and index
Language:
English
Subjects:
Geography
,
Ethnology
,
Sociology
Keywords:
Mittlerer Osten
;
Verstädterung
;
Lateinamerika
;
Verstädterung
;
Südasien
;
Verstädterung
;
Mittlerer Osten
;
Squattersiedlung
;
Lateinamerika
;
Squattersiedlung
;
Südasien
;
Squattersiedlung
;
Aufsatzsammlung
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