Urban Informality: An Introduction - Softcover

Lombard, Melanie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1529219175 ISBN 13: 9781529219173

Verlag: Bristol University Press, 2024

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This book provides an introductory overview to the concept of ‘urban informality’, taking an international perspective across the global North and South. It explores theoretical understandings of the term, and looks at how it affects ways of living, such as land use, housing and basic services, working lives and political informality.

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Melanie Lombard is Senior Lecturer in the Urban Studies and Planning Department at University of Sheffield, UK. Her research explores aspects of urban informality, relating particularly to housing, land and place, through a focus on urban residents’ everyday constructive activities, in cities in Latin America, Africa and the UK. She has published widely in journals and contributed chapters to several edited collections.

Philipp Horn is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning at the University of Sheffield, UK. His research focuses on inclusive urban development, indigenous urbanization, youth rights, and participatory planning in the global South, with a regional focus on Latin America. He has published numerous journal articles, books, book chapters and working papers.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Bristol University Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2024
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1529219175
• ISBN 13: 9781529219173
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 244
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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