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Latin American, cities, urban planning, anthropology, urban design, sociology, urban studies, architecture, Urban Sociology, Architecture, Cities and towns, Architecture and society, Sociology, urban, Cities and towns, latin america, Architecture, latin america, Sociology, Urban -- Latin America, Cities and towns -- Latin America, Architecture -- Social aspects -- Latin AmericaPlaces
Brazil, São Paulo, Chile, Caracas, Havana, Rio de Janiero, Latin AmericaShowing 9 featured editions. View all 9 editions?
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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"Latin 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." - Publisher page
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