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Record Nr.

UNINA9910820837003321

Titolo

Violence and resilience in Latin American cities / / edited by Kees Koonings and Dirk Kruijt

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, England : , : Zed Books, , 2015

[London, England] : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2021

ISBN

1-350-22382-4

1-78032-458-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (209 p.)

Disciplina

364.6098

Soggetti

Crime - Latin America

Violence - Latin America

Resilience (Personality trait) - Latin America

Public safety - Latin America

Law enforcement - Latin America

Local government - Latin America

Violence in society

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Urban Fragility and Resilience in Latin America: Conceptual Approaches and Contemporary Patterns -- Kees Koonings and Dirk Kruijt; 2. Exclusion, Violence and Resilience in Five Latin American Megacities: A Comparison of Buenos Aires, Lima, Mexico City, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo -- Dirk Kruijt and Kees Koonings; 3. Caracas: From Heaven's Branch to Urban Hell -- Roberto Briceño-León; 4. Bogotá: Countering Violence with Urban Government -- Alan Gilbert; 5. San Salvador: Violence and Resilience in Gangland -- Wim Savenije and Chris van der Borgh; 6. San José: Urban Expansion, Violence and Resilience -- Abelardo Morales Gamboa; 7. Kingston: Violence and Resilience -- Rivke Jaffe; 8. Santo Domingo: Criminogenic Violence and Resilience -- Lilian Bobea.

Sommario/riassunto

Featuring original fieldwork across a broad array of case studies, this cutting edge volume focuses on questions not only of crime and



insecurity, but also of Latin American cities' ability to creatively and productively respond to these problems.