Public space in informal settlements : the barrios of Bogotá / by Jaime Hernández-García.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hernández García, Jaime.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Poverty--Colombia--Bogotá.

Poverty.

Poor--Colombia--Bogotá.

Poor.

Slums--Colombia--Bogotá.

Slums.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (231 p.)

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Public Space in Informal Settlements: The Barrios of Bogotá contributes to the debate on informal settlements by viewing them as an opportunity to understand different ways of seeing and thinking about the city. Public spaces in informal settlements, like the housing stock, are to a large extent the product of local self-help and self-managed processes; however, the equivalent level of understanding has not been achieved, partly because such settlements are often seen as spare spaces with lit...

Contents:

TABLE OF CONTENTS; LIST OF FIGURES; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CONCLUSION; NOTES; REFERENCES; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 30, 2014).

ISBN:

1-4438-5464-6

OCLC:

868987193