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Handmade Urbanism : Mumbai, São Paulo, Istanbul, Mexico City, Cape Town: From Community Initiatives to Participatory Models [With CDROM]

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Overview

With urban expansion in almost global overdrive, opportunities for
citizens to improve their own urban environment are growing steadily. Handmade Urbanism
examines the possibilities of urban transformation that stem from
community initiatives. It showcases projects that focus on the provision
of social infrastructure, aiming to improve the living conditions of
residents in the more impoverished areas of five major cities across the
world: Mumbai, São Paulo, Istanbul, Mexico City and Cape Town. The
publication includes interviews with experts and community leaders that
help to clarify approaches to local struggles, as well as the DVD
documentary Urban Future, which provides the reader with further information from the ground.

Details

  • ISBN-13: 9783868592252
  • ISBN-10: 3868592253
  • Publisher: Jovis Verlag
  • Publish Date: October 2013
  • Dimensions: 10 x 7.6 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.85 pounds
  • Page Count: 224

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