Urban Informality: Transnational Perspectives from the Middle East, Latin America, and South Asia - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 0739107410 ISBN 13: 9780739107416

Casa editrice: Lexington Books, 2003

Riassunto

The turn of the century has been a moment of rapid urbanization. Much of this urban growth is taking place in the cities of the developing world and much of it in informal settlements. This book presents cutting-edge research from various world regions to demonstrate how these trends make new forms of social and political power possible.

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L'autore:

Ananya Roy is Assistant Professor in the Department of City and Regional Planning at the University of California at Berkeley. Nezar AlSayyad is Chair of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies and Professor of Architecture and Planning at the University of California at Berkeley. He is the author or editor of eight books, including Muslim Europe or Euro-Islam: Politics, Culture, and Citizenship in the Age of Globalization (Lexington Books, 2002).

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Lexington Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0739107410
• ISBN 13: 9780739107416
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 348
• Redattore: Roy Ananya