| Autore |
Schwab Eva
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| Edizione | [First edition] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa |
United Kingdom : , : Emerald Publishing, , 2018
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| Descrizione fisica |
1 online resource (217 pages) : illustrations, maps, plans
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| Disciplina |
307.76098
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| Collana |
Emerald points
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| Soggetto topico |
Urbanization - Colombia
Urbanization - Government policy - Colombia
Social Science, Human Geography
Urban & municipal planning
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| ISBN |
1-78743-017-0
1-78714-767-3
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| Formato |
Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione |
eng
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| Nota di contenuto |
; 1. Introduction -- Spatial Justice -- Spatial Justice in Informal Settlements -- Open Spaces in Informal Settlements -- Objectives, Themes and Research Questions -- The Research Setting: Medellin and Comuna 13, an Informal Settlement -- Notes on Methodology -- Unidad Deportiva El Socorro -- Parque 20 de Julio -- Parque Ambiental y Paseo Urbanojuan XXIII -- Structure of the Book -- ; 2. Just Informal Settlements: Upgrading Informality and Spatial Justice -- Informal Settlements -- Upgrading Informal Settlements -- Critical Evaluations of Leading Examples of Upgrading Initiatives -- Spatial Justice -- Understandings of Spatial Justice and Implications for Applicability to Informal Settlements -- The Everyday as a Form of Recognition -- Spatial Justice and Public Space -- Aspect of Justice in the Upgrading of Public Open Spaces in Informal Settlements -- The Quality of the Material Space -- Functional Considerations The Symbolic Value in the Design Language -- The Integrity of Its Production Process -- Management and Regulation -- The Use of Space -- ; 3. Everyday Open Spaces -- Streets, Paths, Stairs -- Front Gardens -- Sports Fields -- Play Areas -- Squares -- Parks -- Green Setbacks -- Leftover Open Spaces -- Leftover Landscape -- Other Spaces -- ; 4. PUI and the Production of Space -- Assessing the Processes, Products and Effects of Upgrading -- Assessing the Process -- Challenging the Speed of Change -- Questions of Representation -- Challenging the Level of Participation -- Assessing the Products -- Increased Use of Public Space -- Global Design Aesthetics vs. Local Distinctiveness -- Questions about the Legitimacy of Political Image-Making -- Assessing the Effects -- Questions of Social and Material Sustainability -- Questions about the Quality of Construction -- Questions of Evaluation -- Strong Place Attachment Improved Informal Economies -- Lack of Improvement in Formal Economies -- Improved Community Image and Self-Esteem -- ; 5. Upgrading through Public Open Space -- Accessibility: Relationship between the Sites and the Surroundings -- Spatial Formation and Design Language -- Topography and Spatial Borders -- Symbolically Meaningful Design Language -- The Use of Contemporary Open Spaces in Answer to the Complexity of Influences on It -- Localisation of Uses -- Activities and People -- Daytime and Weekly Dynamics -- ; 6. Conclusions: Upgrading Beyond Equity -- Open Spaces in Informal Settlements -- Upgrading Informal Settlements -- Quality of Material Space and Symbolic Meaning -- The Everyday Use of Open Spaces -- The Integrity of the Production Process -- Implications and Significance of Findings for Policy -- Concluding Thoughts.
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| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910795189003321 |
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