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Shadow Cities: A Billion Squatters, a New Urban World by Robert Neuwirth: Used
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Item specifics
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- Book Title
- Shadow Cities: A Billion Squatters, a New Urban World
- Publication Date
- 2004-11-29
- Pages
- 352
- ISBN
- 9780415933193
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Routledge
ISBN-10
0415933196
ISBN-13
9780415933193
eBay Product ID (ePID)
30769854
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
352 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Shadow Cities : a Billion Squatters, a New Urban World
Publication Year
2004
Subject
Sociology / General, Poverty & Homelessness, Sociology / Urban
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Social Science
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
24.1 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
2004-011849
Reviews
'Neuwirth gets the lowdown on the low life by becoming a resident of four of the most happening squatopolises: the thriving extralegal pockets of Istanbul, Mumbai, Nairobi, and Rio. His ghetto epiphanies include impeccable civility, self-organizing local governments, bustling economies, modest crime rates, and squatter millionaires.'- Josh McHugh,Wired 'Urban squatters - families that risk the wrath of governments and property owners by building dwellings on land they don't own - represent one out of every ten people on the planet. Squatters create complex local economies with high rises, shopping strips, banks, and self-government in their search for decent places to live. This book reveals squatter communities from Rio to Bombay that give a glimpse into our urban future and show new visions of what constitutes property and community.'-architecture week 'Shadow Citiesis at its best shining an investigative lens into areas of urban life that have seldom been described before. It is a wonderful story of the vitality and creativity of ordinary people who have managed to survive and sometimes even prosper in the face of government indifference if not hostility.'- Robert H. Nelson, a professor at the University of Maryland's School of Public Policy; Reason Magazine '[A] superbly probing book...Compelling, thought-provoking and written with laconic grace, Neuwirth's study is essential reading for anyone interested in global urban affairs.'-Publisher's Weekly, 'Neuwirth gets the lowdown on the low life by becoming a resident of four of the most happening squatopolises: the thriving extralegal pockets of Istanbul, Mumbai, Nairobi, and Rio. His ghetto epiphanies include impeccable civility, self-organizing local governments, bustling economies, modest crime rates, and squatter millionaires.'- Josh McHugh,Wired 'Urban squatters - families that risk the wrath of governments and property owners by building dwellings on land they don't own - represent one out of every ten people on the planet. Squatters create complex local economies with high rises, shopping strips, banks, and self-government in their search for decent places to live. This book reveals squatter communities from Rio to Bombay that give a glimpse into our urban future and show new visions of what constitutes property and community.'-architecture week 'Shadow Citiesis at its best shining an investigative lens into areas of urban life that have seldom been described before. It is a wonderful story of the vitality and creativity of ordinary people who have managed to survive and sometimes even prosper in the face of government indifference if not hostility.'- Robert H. Nelson, a professor at the University of Maryland's School of Public Policy; Reason Magazine '[Acture week 'Shadow Citiesis at its best shining an investigative lens into areas of urban life that have seldom been described before. It is a wonderful story of the vitality and creativity of ordinary people who have managed to survive and sometimes even prosper in the face of government indifference if not hostility.'- Robert H. Nelson, a professor at the University of Maryland's School of Public Policy; Reason Magazine '[A] superbly probing book...Compelling, thought-provoking and written with laconic grace, Neuwirth's study is essential reading for anyone interested in global urban affairs.'-Publisher's Weekly
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
307.3/36
Table Of Content
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
Synopsis
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, Innovative and far-ranging, this book examines the global subculture of the squatter and challenges the formalized notion of property rights., 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
LC Classification Number
HD7287.95
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