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Megacity Slums: Social Exclusion, Space & Urban Policies ..

Megacity Slums: Social Exclusion, Space & Urban Policies ..

Saglio-Yatzimirsky Marie-Caroline

Hardcover

Series: Urban Challenges, Book 1

Business GeneralGeneral SociologyUnited States Politics

ISBN10: 1908979593
ISBN13: 9781908979599
Publisher: Imperial College Press
Published: Oct 31 2013
Pages: 464
Weight: 1.85
Height: 1.00 Width: 6.10 Depth: 9.10
Language: English
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. In Delhi, Mumbai, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, the challenges they pose have spurred public actors into action through housing, rehabilitation and conservation programs, not to mention civil society and the inhabitants themselves. On the other hand, one must wonder whether these challenges were partly created by the deficiencies of these very public actors 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.

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