Shadow Cities: A Billion Squatters, a New Urban World (Paperback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 4 days | |Short Description for Shadow Cities In almost every country of the world, the most active builders are squatters, creating complex local economies with high rises, shopping strips, banks, and self-government. As they invent social structures, this work argues, squatters are at the forefront of the worldwide movement to develop visions of what constitutes property and community.
Full description- Publisher: ROUTLEDGE
- Published: 01 May 2006
- Format: Paperback 352 pages
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- Categories: Development Studies | Urban Communities | Human Geography
- ISBN 13: 9780415953610 ISBN 10: 0415953618
- Sales rank: 310,266
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Full description for Shadow Cities
In almost every country of the developing world, the most active builders are squatters, creating complex local economies with high rises, shopping strips, banks, and self-government. As they invent new social structures, Neuwirth argues, squatters are at the forefront of the worldwide movement to develop new visions of what constitutes property and community.
