The intricacies of living in contemporary Latin American cities include cases of both empowerment and restriction. In Lima, residents built their own homes and formed community organizations, while in Rio de Janeiro inhabitants of the favelas needed to be "pacified" in anticipation of international sporting events. Aspirations to "get ahead in life" abound in the region, but so do multiple limitations to realizing the dream of upward mobility. This volume captures the paradoxical histories and experiences of urban life in Latin America, offering new empirical and theoretical insights to scholars.…mehr
The intricacies of living in contemporary Latin American cities include cases of both empowerment and restriction. In Lima, residents built their own homes and formed community organizations, while in Rio de Janeiro inhabitants of the favelas needed to be "pacified" in anticipation of international sporting events. Aspirations to "get ahead in life" abound in the region, but so do multiple limitations to realizing the dream of upward mobility. This volume captures the paradoxical histories and experiences of urban life in Latin America, offering new empirical and theoretical insights to scholars.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Christien Klaufus is Assistant Professor of Human Geography at CEDLA. She is the author of Urban Residence: Housing and Social Transformations in Globalizing Ecuador (Berghahn Books 2012) and a number of scholarly articles on urbanization and cultural dynamics in Latin America.
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List of Figures and Tables Preface Introduction: Taking up Residency: Spatial Reconfigurations and the Struggle to Belong in Urban Latin America Christien Klaufus PART I: THE LATIN AMERICAN CONTEXT Chapter 1. The Consolidation of the Latin American City and the Changing Bases for Social Order Bryan R. Roberts Chapter 2. Proximity, Crime, Politics and Design: Medellín's Popular Neighbourhoods and the Experience of Belonging Gerard Martin and Marijke Martin PART II: FAMILY AND BELONGING IN CONSOLIDATED SETTELEMENTS Chapter 3. Debe Ser Esfuerzo Propio: Aspirations and Belongings of the Young Generation in the Old Barriadas of Southern Lima, Peru Michaela Hordijk Chapter 4. Housing Inheritance and Succession among Pioneer Squatters and Self Builders: A Mexican Case Study Erika Denisse Grajeda Chapter 5. 'Favela Modelo': A Study on Housing, Belonging and Civic Engagement in a 'Pacified' Favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil Palloma Menezes PART III: SPACES OF THE URBAN MIDDLE CLASS Chapter 6. Housing Policy in the City of Buenos Aires: Some Reflections on the Programa Federal Fernando Ostuni and Jean-Louis Van Gelder Chapter 7. The Boom of High-Rise Apartment Buildings in Buenos Aires: New Spaces of Residentiality or a Motor of Disintegration? Jan Dohnke and Corinna Hölzl Chapter 8. Living With Style in My Casa GEO: Large-scale Housing Conjuntos in Urban Mexico Cristina Inclán-Valadez PART IV: ARCHITECTURAL AND SPATIAL REPRESENTATIONS Chapter 9. Illiterate Modernists: Tracking the Dissemination of Architectural Knowledge in Brazilian Favelas Fernando Luiz Lara Chapter 10. Towards Belonging: Design and Dwelling Practices in Santa Marta, Colombia Peter Kellett Chapter 11. (Re)Building the City of Medellín: Beyond State Rhetoric vs. Personal Experience - A Call for Consolidated Synergies Jota (José) Samper and Tamera Marko PART V: REFLECTIONS Chapter 12. Home and Belonging: Reflections From Urban Mexico Ann Varley Chapter 13. One Block at a Time: Performing the Neighbourhood Arij Ouweneel List of Contributors Index
List of Figures and Tables Preface Introduction: Taking up Residency: Spatial Reconfigurations and the Struggle to Belong in Urban Latin America Christien Klaufus PART I: THE LATIN AMERICAN CONTEXT Chapter 1. The Consolidation of the Latin American City and the Changing Bases for Social Order Bryan R. Roberts Chapter 2. Proximity, Crime, Politics and Design: Medellín's Popular Neighbourhoods and the Experience of Belonging Gerard Martin and Marijke Martin PART II: FAMILY AND BELONGING IN CONSOLIDATED SETTELEMENTS Chapter 3. Debe Ser Esfuerzo Propio: Aspirations and Belongings of the Young Generation in the Old Barriadas of Southern Lima, Peru Michaela Hordijk Chapter 4. Housing Inheritance and Succession among Pioneer Squatters and Self Builders: A Mexican Case Study Erika Denisse Grajeda Chapter 5. 'Favela Modelo': A Study on Housing, Belonging and Civic Engagement in a 'Pacified' Favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil Palloma Menezes PART III: SPACES OF THE URBAN MIDDLE CLASS Chapter 6. Housing Policy in the City of Buenos Aires: Some Reflections on the Programa Federal Fernando Ostuni and Jean-Louis Van Gelder Chapter 7. The Boom of High-Rise Apartment Buildings in Buenos Aires: New Spaces of Residentiality or a Motor of Disintegration? Jan Dohnke and Corinna Hölzl Chapter 8. Living With Style in My Casa GEO: Large-scale Housing Conjuntos in Urban Mexico Cristina Inclán-Valadez PART IV: ARCHITECTURAL AND SPATIAL REPRESENTATIONS Chapter 9. Illiterate Modernists: Tracking the Dissemination of Architectural Knowledge in Brazilian Favelas Fernando Luiz Lara Chapter 10. Towards Belonging: Design and Dwelling Practices in Santa Marta, Colombia Peter Kellett Chapter 11. (Re)Building the City of Medellín: Beyond State Rhetoric vs. Personal Experience - A Call for Consolidated Synergies Jota (José) Samper and Tamera Marko PART V: REFLECTIONS Chapter 12. Home and Belonging: Reflections From Urban Mexico Ann Varley Chapter 13. One Block at a Time: Performing the Neighbourhood Arij Ouweneel List of Contributors Index
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