Urban Latin America
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Cities From Scratch
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Author : Brodwyn Fischer
language : en
Publisher: Duke University Press
Release Date : 2014-01-29
Cities From Scratch written by Brodwyn Fischer and has been published by Duke University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-29 with History categories.
This collection of essays challenges long-entrenched ideas about the history, nature, and significance of the informal neighborhoods that house the vast majority of Latin America's urban poor. Until recently, scholars have mainly viewed these settlements through the prisms of crime and drug-related violence, modernization and development theories, populist or revolutionary politics, or debates about the cultures of poverty. Yet shantytowns have proven both more durable and more multifaceted than any of these perspectives foresaw. Far from being accidental offshoots of more dynamic economic and political developments, they are now a permanent and integral part of Latin America's urban societies, critical to struggles over democratization, economic transformation, identity politics, and the drug and arms trades. Integrating historical, cultural, and social scientific methodologies, this collection brings together recent research from across Latin America, from the informal neighborhoods of Rio de Janeiro and Mexico City, Managua and Buenos Aires. Amid alarmist exposés, Cities from Scratch intervenes by considering Latin American shantytowns at a new level of interdisciplinary complexity. Contributors. Javier Auyero, Mariana Cavalcanti, Ratão Diniz, Emilio Duhau, Sujatha Fernandes, Brodwyn Fischer, Bryan McCann, Edward Murphy, Dennis Rodgers
Urban Latin America
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Author : Bianca Freire-Medeiros
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018
Urban Latin America written by Bianca Freire-Medeiros and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with Architecture and society categories.
Urban Latin America explores the relationship between images, words and the built environment using an engaging variety of methods and sources, with a timely emphasis on comparative studies. The book brings together scholars with various disciplinary backgrounds and theoretical affiliations who critically approach urban experiences through visual accounts, texts and architectural elements. The reader is introduced to major theories, secondary sources and empirical references that have not been written about in English. Film and photography, fictional and historical writings, particular buildings and landmarks ¿ all inspire fascinating glimpses into different moments in the biography of cities in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Uruguay and Venezuela.
The Latin American City
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Author : Alan Gilbert
language : en
Publisher: Latin America Bureau (Lab)
Release Date : 1998
The Latin American City written by Alan Gilbert and has been published by Latin America Bureau (Lab) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Cities and towns categories.
Gilbert (geography, University College, London) examines the reasons for and consequences of the mass movement from country to city and the enormous strain placed on the infrastructure and services of major cities, only intensified by cutbacks in social spending. First published in the UK in 1994 by the Latin America Bureau (Research and Action) Ltd., London. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Urban Latin America
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Author : Alejandro Portes
language : en
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Release Date : 2014-09-10
Urban Latin America written by Alejandro Portes and has been published by University of Texas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-10 with History categories.
Much research on the city in developing societies has focused mainly on one of three areas—planning, demography, or economics—and has emphasized either power elites or the masses, but not both. The published literature on Latin America has reflected these interests and has so far failed to provide a comprehensive view of Latin American urbanization. Urban Latin America is an attempt to integrate research on Latin American social organization within a single theoretical framework: development as fundamentally a political problem. Alejandro Portes and John Walton have included material on both elites and marginal populations and on the three major areas of research in order to formulate and address some of the key questions about the structure of urban politics in Latin America. Following an introduction that delineates the scope of Latin American urban studies, Portes discusses the Latin American city as a creation of European colonialism. He goes on to examine political behavior among the poor, with central reference to system support and countersystem potential. Walton provides material for a comparative study of four cities: Monterrey and Guadalajara in Mexico and Medellín and Cali in Colombia. He also summarizes a large number of urban elite studies and develops a theoretical interpretation of their collective results, based on class structure and vertical integration. Material in each chapter is cross-referenced to other chapters, and the authors have used a common methodological approach in synthesizing and interpreting the research literature. In the final chapter they generalize current findings, elaborating on the interface between elite and mass politics in the urban situation. They make some observations on approaching changes and pinpoint possible research strategies for the future.
The Urban Poor In Latin America
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Author : Marianne Fay
language : en
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Release Date : 2005
The Urban Poor In Latin America written by Marianne Fay and has been published by World Bank Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Business & Economics categories.
About half of the region's poor live in cities, and policy makers across Latin America are increasingly interested in policy advice on how to design programmes and policies to tackle poverty. This publication argues that the causes of poverty, the nature of deprivation, and the policy levers to fight poverty are, to a large extent, site specific. It therefore focuses on strategies to assist the urban poor in making the most of the opportunities offered by cities, such as larger labour markets and better services, while helping them cope with the negative aspects, such as higher housing costs, pollution, risk of crime and less social capital.
Urbanization In Latin America
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Author : Jorge Enrique Hardoy
language : en
Publisher: Garden City, N.Y. : Anchor Press
Release Date : 1975
Urbanization In Latin America written by Jorge Enrique Hardoy and has been published by Garden City, N.Y. : Anchor Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1975 with Social Science categories.
Anthology of essays on trends and issues in Latin American urbanization - includes historical, demographic aspects and political aspects, and covers land tenure in urban areas, obstacles to urban planning, etc. References and statistical tables.
Cities And Urban Geography In Latin America
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Author : Vicent Ortells
language : en
Publisher: Publicacions de la Universitat Jaume I
Release Date : 2005
Cities And Urban Geography In Latin America written by Vicent Ortells and has been published by Publicacions de la Universitat Jaume I this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with History categories.
El lector encontrará estudios sobre morfología, infraestructuras o nuevas formas de crecimiento urbano en distintas ciudades de Brasil, México, Argentina y Perú, heredero de las grandes civilizacions precolombinas y del modelo de ciudad regular europeo desarrollado por castellanos i portugueses.
Latin American Urban Development Into The Twenty First Century
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Author : D. Rodgers
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2012-10-10
Latin American Urban Development Into The Twenty First Century written by D. Rodgers and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-10 with Business & Economics categories.
By the dawn of the 21st century, more than half of the world's population was living in urban areas. This volume explores the implications of this unprecedented expansion in the world's most urbanized region, Latin America, exploring the new urban reality, and the consequences for both Latin America and the rest of the developing world.
The Popular Economy In Urban Latin America
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Author : Eveline Dürr
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2019-05-14
The Popular Economy In Urban Latin America written by Eveline Dürr and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-05-14 with History categories.
The Popular Economy in Urban Latin America: Informality, Materiality, and Gender in Commerce advances comparative knowledge and theoretical reflections on urban popular economies in Latin America by going beyond the lenses of so-called informal and street economies. Contributors address case studies in Brazil, Bolivia, Cuba, Ecuador, Mexico, and Peru to provide new insights in key concepts such as informality, materiality, and gender. These case studies work to understand which actors, and with what agencies, are forming and transforming street markets and other place-based economies, and to what effects. Remaining sensitive to history, power, and urban politics, this book offers an ethnographically informed cultural and socio-material perspective on how popular economies and commerce thrive, transform, and persist in Latin American cities today. Scholars of anthropology, economics, Latin American studies, urban studies and sociology will find this book particularly useful.
I Saw A City Invincible
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Author : Gilbert Michael Joseph
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 1996
I Saw A City Invincible written by Gilbert Michael Joseph and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Fiction categories.
An anthology of translated and abridged classic works by authors previously little known to Western audiences: Cobo, Garcia, Santos, Vilhena, and Leite de Barros. They present critical analyses spanning hundreds of years, emphasizing Latin American cities of the first rank: Mexico City, Lima, Buenos Aires, Salvador da Bahia, Bogota, and Sao Paulo. Paper edition (unseen), $16.95. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR