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

• Pubblicazione: London, England : , : Zed Books, , 2015; [London, England] : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2021
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (209 p.)
• Disciplina: 364.6098
• Soggetto topico: 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
• Persona (resp. second.): KooningsKees; KruijtDirk
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Violence and resilience in Latin American cities
• ISBN: 1-350-22382-4; 1-78032-458-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910797845503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II