Shadow Cities: A Billion Squatters, a New Urban World
In almost every country of the developing world, the most active builders are squatters, creating complex local economies with high rises, shopping strips, banks, and self-government. As they invent new social structures, Neuwirth argues, squatters are at the forefront of the worldwide movement...
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In almost every country of the developing world, the most active builders are squatters, creating complex local economies with high rises, shopping strips, banks, and self-government. As they invent new social structures, Neuwirth argues, squatters are at the forefront of the worldwide movement to develop new visions of what constitutes property and community.Visit Robert Neuwirth's blog at: http://squatterci ty.blogspot.com
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780415953610 (0415953618)
Publish date: December 1st 2004
Publisher: Routledge
Pages no: 352
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Non Fiction,
Urban Fantasy,
Cultural,
Africa,
Geography,
Economics,
Sociology,
Social Issues,
Cities,
Urban Planning,
Urbanism,
Urban Studies,
Poverty
First chapters interesting, the rest actually seems like filler. It is also somewhat unclear why he chose the slums that he did - were they safer, more developed, older?
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