04284nam 2200841Ia 450 991045722650332120200520144314.01-84813-731-11-282-47307-797866124730741-84813-490-8(CKB)2550000000006881(EBL)482400(OCoLC)609855631(SSID)ssj0000363079(PQKBManifestationID)11278301(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000363079(PQKBWorkID)10386906(PQKB)11195226(MiAaPQ)EBC482400(Au-PeEL)EBL482400(CaPaEBR)ebr10365007(CaONFJC)MIL247307(EXLCZ)99255000000000688120091102d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMegacities[electronic resource] the politics of urban exclusion and violence in the global south /edited by Kees Koonings and Dirk KruijtLondon ;New York Zed Books20091 online resource (209 p.)"The chapters of this book were originally presented as draft papers at the conference 'The politics of urban poverty, exclusion and violence: comparative analysis and policy insights,' organized in The Hague on 27 and 28 September 2007"--P. vii.1-84813-296-4 1-84813-295-6 Includes bibliographical references (p. 178-194) and index.Prelims; Introduction; 1 - The rise of megacities and the urbanization of informality, exclusion and violence; PART ONE: The social dynamics of exclusion and violence in megacities; 2 - From popular movements to drug gangs to militias: an anatomy of violence in Rio de Janeiro; 3 - Megacity's violence and its consequences in Rio de Janeiro; 4 - Coping with urban violence: state and community responses to crime and insecurity in Guayaquil, Ecuador; 5 - Middle Eastern megacities: social exclusion, popular movements and the quiet encroachment of the urban poorPART TWO: Political and policy dimensions of urban exclusion and violence6 - Urban governance and the paradox of conflict; 7 - Shoot the citizen, save the customer: participatory budgeting and bare citizenship in Porto Alegre, Brazil; 8 - Crisis of the state, violence in the city; 9 - Urban exclusion and the (false) assumptions of spatial policy reform in South Africa; Conclusions: governing exclusion and violence in megacities; Bibliography; IndexFeaturing case studies from across the globe, including Latin America, the Middle East and Africa, Megacities examines recent worldwide trends in poverty and social exclusion, urban violence and politics, and links these to the challenges faced by policy-makers and practitioners.Urban poorDeveloping countriesCongressesUrban poorSouthern HemisphereCongressesMarginality, SocialDeveloping countriesCongressesMarginality, SocialSouthern HemisphereCongressesUrban violenceDeveloping countriesCongressesUrban violenceSouthern HemisphereCongressesCities and townsDeveloping countriesGrowthCongressesCities and townsSouthern HemisphereGrowthCongressesUrbanizationSouthern HemisphereCongressesUrbanizationDeveloping countriesCongressesDeveloping countriesSocial conditionsCongressesSouthern HemisphereSocial conditionsCongressesElectronic books.Urban poorUrban poorMarginality, SocialMarginality, SocialUrban violenceUrban violenceCities and townsGrowthCities and townsGrowthUrbanizationUrbanization307.764Koonings Kees978019Kruijt Dirk978020MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910457226503321Megacities2228018UNINA