Shadow cities : a billion squatters, a new urban world

Author(s)

• Neuwirth, Robert

Bibliographic Information

Shadow cities : a billion squatters, a new urban world

Robert Neuwirth

Routledge, 2005

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-328) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

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

Table of Contents

Prologue: Crossing the Tin Roof Boundary Line Time Present Rio de Janeiro Nairobi Mumbai Istanbul Time Past The 21st Century Medieval City Squatters in New York Issues on the Way Forward The Habitat Fantasy Are squatters criminals? Proper Squatters, Improper Property Time Future The Cities of Tomorrow Sources

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• NCID: BA71915964
• ISBN:
  • 0415933196
• LCCN: 2004011849
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York
• Pages/Volumes: vii, 335 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : HD7287.95
  • DC22 : 307.3/36
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Squatter settlements
  • LCSH : Urban poor -- Housing