Megacity slums : social exclusion, space and urban policies in Brazil and India / edited by Marie-Caroline Saglio-Yatzimirsky & Frédéric Landy.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Saglio-Yatzimirsky, Marie-Caroline, editor.

Landy, Frédéric, 1963- editor.

Series:

Urban challenges

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Slums--Social aspects--Brazil.

Slums.

Slums--Social aspects--India.

Urban poor--Brazil.

Urban poor.

Urban poor--India.

Marginality, Social.

Slums--Social aspects.

India.

Marginality, Social--Brazil.

Brazil.

Marginality, Social--India.

Brazil--Social conditions.

Social conditions.

India--Social conditions.

Physical Description:

xviii, 446 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

New Jersey : World Scientific, 2013.

Summary:

This book looks at slums and social exclusion in the four major megacities of India and Brazil, and analyzes the interrelationships between urban policies and housing and environmental issues. The challenges posed in Delhi, Mumbai, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo have spurred public reformers into action through housing, rehabilitation and conservation programs. Civil society and the inhabitants of these cities have also begun to get involved. On the other hand, one must wonder whether these challenges were partly created by the deficiencies of these very reformers and civil society, be it their lack of intervention (as advocates of government intervention would argue), or the flaws and inadequacies of their actions (as supporters of the free market would suggest). Are policies alleviating or aggravating social exclusion? This book explores these questions and more. Book jacket.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Introduction: Social Exclusion, Space and Urban Policies in Brazil and India / Frédéic Landy Landy, Frédéic, Marie-Caroline Saglio-Yatzimirsky Saglio-Yatzimirsky, Marie-Caroline 1

Chapter 2 National and Urban Contexts of the Four Metropolises / Hervé Théry Théry, Hervé, Louise Bruno Bruno, Louise, Véronique Dupont Dupont, Véronique, Frédéric Landy Landy, Frédéric, Ailton Luchiari Luchiari, Ailton, Marie-Caroline Saglio-Yatzimirsky Saglio-Yatzimirsky, Marie-Caroline, Marie-Hélène Zérah Zérah, Marie-Hélène 51

Chapter 3 The Right of the City or the Right to the City? / Rafael Soares Goncalves Goncalves, Rafael Soares 121

Boxes / Claudia Franco Franco, Claudia, Frédéric Landy Landy, Frédéric

Chapter 4 Public Policies and the "Treatment" of Slums / Véronique Dupont Dupont, Véronique, Marie-Caroline Saglio-Yatzimirsky Saglio-Yatzimirsky, Marie-Caroline 165

Box / Fatima Cabral Marques Gomes Gomes, Fatima Cabral Marques, Lenise Lima Fernandes Fernandes, Lenise Lima

Chapter 5 Public Policies, Environment and Social Exclusion / Neli de Mello-Théry Mello-Théry, Neli de, Louise Bruno Bruno, Louise, Véronique Dupont Dupont, Véronique, Marie-Hélène Zérah Zérah, Marie-Hélène, Benedito Oscar Correia Correia, Benedito Oscar, Marie-Caroline Saglio-Yatzimirsky Saglio-Yatzimirsky, Marie-Caroline, Wagner Ribeiro Ribeiro, Wagner 213

Boxes: Véronique Dupont / Neli de Mello-Théry Mello-Théry, Neli de, Louise Bruno Bruno, Louise, Benedito Oscar Correia Correia, Benedito Oscar

Chapter 6 Local and Translocal Systems of Actors / Frédéric Landy Landy, Frédéric, Nicolas Bautès Bautès, Nicolas 257

Chapter 7 Slum Demolition: Impact on the Affected Families, and Coping Strategies / Véronique Dupont Dupont, Véronique, Damien Vaquier Vaquier, Damien 307

Boxes / Véronique Dupont Dupont, Véronique, Damien Vaquier Vaquier, Damien, Marie-Caroline Saglio-Yatzimirsky Saglio-Yatzimirsky, Marie-Caroline, Fatima Cabral Marques Gomes Gomes, Fatima Cabral Marques, Lenise Lima Fernandes Fernandes, Lenise Lima, Rafael Soares Gonçalves Gonçalves, Rafael Soares, Nicolas Bautès Bautès, Nicolas, Monica De Souza Souza, Monica De

Chapter 8 Acting from the Slums: Questioning Social Movement and Resistance / Nicolas Bautès Bautès, Nicolas, Véronique Dupont Dupont, Véronique, Frédéric Landy Landy, Frédéric 363

Chapter 9 Conclusion: Spatial Justice, Exclusion and Urban Policies in Brazil and India / Frédéric Landy Landy, Frédéric, Marie-Caroline Saglio-Yatzimirsky Saglio-Yatzimirsky, Marie-Caroline 409.

ISBN:

9781908979599

1908979593

OCLC:

861320203