{"product_id":"rethinking-the-informal-city-critical-perspectives-from-latin-america-9781845455828","title":"Rethinking the Informal City: Critical","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tLatin American cities have always been characterized by a strong tension between what is vaguely described as their formal and informal dimensions. However, the terms formal and informal refer not only to the physical aspect of cities but also to their entire socio-political fabric. Informal cities and settlements exceed the structures of order, control and homogeneity that one expects to find in a formal city; therefore the contributors to this volume - from such disciplines as architecture, urban planning, anthropology, urban design, cultural and urban studies and sociology - focus on alternative methods of analysis in order to study the phenomenon of urban informality. This book provides a thorough review of the work that is currently being carried out by scholars, practitioners and governmental institutions, in and outside Latin America, on the question of informal cities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t“\u003cem\u003eThis anthology represents a huge effort due to the diversity of realities that exist within Latin America. Cities have different dynamics according to their characteristics such as population, economic resources and territory…Therefore, the effort made by the editors to collect a group of professionals and researchers interested in Latin American cities is remarkable and mark this book as an important contribution to the knowledge of informal urban spaces in Latin American cities.\u003c\/em\u003e”\u003cb\u003e  · \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eUrban Studies Journal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t“…\u003cem\u003ea worthwhile and timely contribution to the field of Latin American urban studies, which will help to fill the current gap in literature on the Latin American city…this book’s major contribution is in its exploration of the social, spatial, cultural and aesthetic processes which constitute the informal city, which is (re)presented as fluid, dynamic, and most importantly, as part of the city. This aspect should ensure its interest to scholars of space and culture; as in rethinking the informal city, we are forced to re-evaluate our understandings of the city itself\u003c\/em\u003e.”\u003cb\u003e  · \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eSpace and Culture\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tList of Figures\u003cbr\u003e \tAcknowledgements\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tForeword\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eRahul Mehrotra\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/b\u003e Introduction: Reimagining the Informal in Latin America\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eFelipe Hernández\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePeter Kellett\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003ePART ONE: CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 2.\u003c\/b\u003e The Form of the Informal: Investigating Brazilian Self-Built Housing Solutions\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eFernando Luiz Lara\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 3.\u003c\/b\u003e Informal Practices in the Formal City: Housing, Disagreement and Recognition in Downtown São Paulo\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eZeuler R. Lima\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eVera M. Pallamin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 4.\u003c\/b\u003e The Formal Architecture of Brasilia: An Analysis of the Contemporary Urban Role of its Satellite Settlements\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eAnnalisa Spencer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 5.\u003c\/b\u003e The Evolution of Informal Settlements in Chile: Improving Housing Condition in Cities\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003ePaola Jirón\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 6.\u003c\/b\u003e Housing for the Poor in the City Centre: A Review of the Chilean Experience and a Challenge for Incremental Design\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eMargarita Greene\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEduardo Rojas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003ePART TWO: CRITICAL PRACTICES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 7.\u003c\/b\u003e Rules of Engagement: Caracas and the Informal City\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eAlfredo Brillembourg\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHubert Klumpner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 8.\u003c\/b\u003e Integrated Informality in the Barrios of Havana\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eRonaldo Ramirez\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 9.\u003c\/b\u003e Formal–Informal Connections in the Favelas of Rio de Janeiro: The Favela-Bairro Programme\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eRoberto Segre\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 10.\u003c\/b\u003e Spatial Strategies and Urban Social Policy: Urbanism and Poverty Reduction in the Favelas of Rio de Janeiro\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eJorge Fiori\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eZeca Brandão\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 11.\u003c\/b\u003e Urban and Social Articulation: Megacities, Exclusion and Urbanity\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eJorge Mario Jáuregui\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 12.\u003c\/b\u003e Public-city in Manifesto: The Formal City In-formed by Public Interest\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eClaudio Vekstein\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tNotes on Contributors\u003cbr\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042981085527,"sku":"9781845455828","price":89.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781845455828.jpg?v=1750956504","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/rethinking-the-informal-city-critical-perspectives-from-latin-america-9781845455828","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}