The Latin American city / Alan Gilbert.

Main entry:

Gilbert, Alan, 1944- author.

Title & Author:

The Latin American city / Alan Gilbert.

Publication:

London : Latin America Bureau ; New York, NY : Distribution in North America by Monthly Review Press, 1994.

Description:

192 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-183) and index.
The urban landscape -- The growth of the Latin American city -- The move to the city -- The world of work -- Housing strategies -- Urban management -- Urban protest -- The future of the city.

Summary:

"Since the 1950s, Latin America has been transformed from a rural to an urban society. The region now contains some of the world's biggest cities, headed by Mexico City with its 20 million inhabitants. In all but five Latin American countries, more people now live in towns and cities than in the countryside." "This mass movement from country to city has put enormous strain on the infrastructure and services of cities such as Bogota and Caracas. Conditions continue to worsen as governments cut back social spending in their structural adjustment programmes." "The Latin American City looks at the region's urban explosion from the perspective of the poor. It asks why people are attracted to the city and examines the underlying problem of rural poverty which fuels the exodus. It explores the options open to those arriving in the city and the strategies used in order to acquire land and build a home. Highlighting the role of the informal sector in urban survival, it also explains how popular organisation and protest can result in improved living standards for the poor."--Jacket

Resources:
Table of contents

ISBN:

0906156823 (pbk.)
9780906156827 (pbk.)
0906156831 (hbk.)
9780906156834 (hbk.)

Subject:

Lateinamerika
Urbanization Latin America.
Cities and towns Latin America Growth.
Urban policy Latin America.
Urban poor Latin America.
Rural-urban migration Latin America.
Sociology, Urban Latin America.
Population Dynamics
Housing Latin America.
Urbanisation Amérique latine.
Villes Amérique latine Croissance.
Politique urbaine Amérique latine.
Pauvres en milieu urbain Amérique latine.
Exode rural Amérique latine.
71.14 urban society.
Cities and towns Growth
Rural-urban migration
Urban policy
Urban poor
Urbanization
Stadt
Stadtentwicklung
Steden.
Latin America.
Amérique latine.
Urbanisation
Central America
South America
latijns-amerika
latin america
laag inkomen
low income
armoede
poverty
plattelandsgemeenschappen
rural communities
ruraal-urbane migratie
rural urban migration
sociaal beleid
social policy
sociologie
sociology
stedelijke gebieden
urban areas
stedelijke samenleving
urban society
urbanisatie
urbanization
gemeenten
municipalities
nationaal vermogen
national wealth
personen
persons
sociale kwesties
social issues
sociale problemen
social problems
vermogensverdeling
wealth distribution
Urban Society
Stedelijke samenleving

Added entries:

Latin America Bureau.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 109863
Call No.: ID HT384.L29G54; ID:94-B409
Status: Available

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