| Urban Informality: Transnational Perspectives from the Middle East, Latin America, and South Asia Contributor(s): Roy, Ananya (Editor), Alsayyad, Nezar (Editor), Bayat, Asef (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 0739107402 ISBN-13: 9780739107409 Publisher: Lexington Books OUR PRICE: $129.20 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2003 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - Urban - Political Science | Public Policy - City Planning & Urban Development - Political Science | Public Policy - Regional Planning |
| Dewey: 307.76 |
| LCCN: 2003054619 |
| Series: Transnational Perspectives on Space and Place |
| Physical Information: 0.98" H x 5.9" W x 9.3" (1.23 lbs) 352 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 these trends. The contributions reveal that informal housing is no longer the domain of the urban poor; rather it is a significant zone of transactions for the middle-class and even transnational elites. Indeed, the book presents a rich view of 'urban informality' as a system of regulations and norms that governs the use of space and makes possible new forms of social and political power. The book is organized as a 'transnational' endeavor. It brings together three regional domains of research--the Middle East, Latin America, and South Asia--that are rarely in conversation with one another. It also unsettles the hierarchy of development and underdevelopment by looking at some First World processes of informality through a Third World research lens. |