Building Cities: Neighbourhood Upgrading and Urban Quality of Life

María Eugenia González Alcocer, Michael Cohen, Cléia Beatriz H. de Oliveira, Bárbara Araújo dos Santos, Nathalie Alvarado, Patricia Palenque, Eduardo Rojas, Adriana De Araujo Larangeira, Verónica Ruiz, Vicente Fretes Cibils, Jack Couriel, Elisabete França, Martim Smolka, Ramiro Burgos, José Brakarz, Sonia Fandiño, Denise Bonat Pegoraro, Margarita Romo, Heisda Dávila Armas, Fernando Cuenin, María de la Luz Nieto and Beatriz Abizanda

No 409 in IDB Publications (Books) from Inter-American Development Bank

Abstract: Building Cities reviews the experiences of the Latin American and Caribbean region in the design and implementation of neighbourhood upgrading programmes. The volume has a particular focus on the lessons learned by specialists of the Inter-American Development Bank and their technical and managerial counterparts in the agencies that execute the loans granted for neighbourhood upgrading. This book analyses the different dimensions of the problems, discusses successful experiences in the region, and draws useful conclusions to help take on the challenges faced by cities of developing countries around the world. The volume is of interest to specialists in social and urban development, as well as to those who define the policies and design the programmes to improve the living conditions of the poor.

Keywords: housing; poverty; urban development; informal settlements; citizenship; safety; land management; community participation; social urbanisers; vivienda; mejoramiento de barrios; pobreza; desarrollo urbano; asentamientos irregulares; ciudadanía; seguridad urbana; gestión del suelo; participación ciudadana (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
ISBN: 978-1-59782-108-7
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