Atlas of informal settlement : understanding self-organized urban design / Kim Dovey, Matthijs van Oostrum, Tanzil Shafique, Ishita Chatterjee, Elek Pafka.

Main entry:

Dovey, Kim, author.

Title & Author:

Atlas of informal settlement : understanding self-organized urban design / Kim Dovey, Matthijs van Oostrum, Tanzil Shafique, Ishita Chatterjee, Elek Pafka.

Publication:

London, UK ; New York, NY : Bloomsbury Visual Arts, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2023.
©2023

Description:

1 atlas (303 pages) ; 25 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.

Summary:

"Informal settlements and slums are the most pervasive modes of urbanization on the planet, housing up to 2 billion people and absorbing most rural-to-urban migration worldwide. This presents architects, urban planners, and everyone working to improve the lives of the world's urban poor, with a uniquely complex and urgent challenge. Featuring 50 contemporary case studies of informal settlements from over 30 cities across the Global South, the Atlas of Informal Settlement is the first book to map the processes by which informal settlements and slums grow and develop. Each case study uses maps and aerial photographs to examine the key stages of development, while accompanying texts outline the impact of environmental, social, economic and political factors - ultimately revealing the hidden rules and logics embodied in informal settlements worldwide. As the focus of sustainable urban development shifts towards the upgrade of slums through community collaboration, it has become vital to understand how such places develop. The Atlas of Informal Settlement provides key insights, enabling designers and planners to better harness the positive capacities of informal production. The book is also interspersed with short chapters introducing key theoretical concepts - the issues and complexities at stake when thinking about informal settlements - making this book essential reading for all students, academics, and professionals working in informal settlement contexts, from architects and urban designers to NGOs, policy-makers, and community activists"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

9781350295049 hardcover
1350295043 hardcover
9781350295032 paperback
1350295035 paperback
electronic book
9781350295056
9781350295063
9781350295070

Subject:

Slums Maps.
Urban poor Housing Maps.
Urban poor Social conditions Maps.
City planning Maps.
City planning.
Slums.
Urban poor Housing.
Urban poor Social conditions.

Form/genre:

atlases.
Atlases.
Maps.
Atlas.

Added entries:

Oostrum, Matthijs van, author.
Shafique, Tanzil, author.
Chatterjee, Ishita, author.
Pafka, Elek, author.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 321919
Call No.: 321919
Copy: 1
Status: Available

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