Latin American urban development into the twenty first century: towards a renewed perspective on the city

The 20th century witnessed global processes of urbanization on an unprecedented scale, to the extent that for the first time in human history more than half of the world's population now lives in urban areas. Latin America is the developing world's most urbanized region, with over 75 per cent of its populationcurrently residing in towns and cities. As such, it in many ways arguably constitutes something of an 'urban laboratory'. Although many of its urbanizationtrends are regionally specific, there also exist clear commonalities with other regions of the world, and much can be learned from the Latin American experience and the future direction it is taking. This volume presents an original collection of studies drawn from a range of disciplines that highlight some ofthe key issues regarding the changing nature of contemporary urban life in Latin America, and the consequences of its transformation for development more generally. INDICE: 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 THECITY.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.

• ISBN: 978-0-230-37154-5
• Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 272
• Fecha Publicación: 17/08/2012
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Desconocido