The Challenge of Slums [[electronic resource] ] : Global Report on Human Settlements 2003
| The Challenge of Slums [[electronic resource] ] : Global Report on Human Settlements 2003 |
| Autore | United Nations Human Settlements Programme |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (345 p.) |
| Disciplina |
307.3/364
307.3364 |
| Soggetto topico |
Slums
Slums - Case studies Slums -- Case studies Slums - Government policy Slums -- Government policy Urban poor - Housing Urban poor -- Housing Urban poor - Statistics Urban poor -- Statistics |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
9786610476114
600-00-0018-9 1-4175-8331-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
THE CHALLENGE OF SLUMS GLOBAL REPORT ON HUMAN SETTLEMENTS 2003; Copyright; Foreword; Introduction; Acknowledgements; CONTENTS; Capacity building, research activities and knowledge exchange; Explanation of Symbols; Regional-Level Data; List of Figures, Boxes and Tables; List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; Key Findings and Messages; Prologue: Urban Growth and Housing; Population Explosion and Urban Expansion; Accommodating Growth; The Focus of this Report; Notes; PART I: SHARPENING THE GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT AGENDA; CHAPTER 1 Development Context and the Millennium Agenda; Cities Without Slums?
The failure of governanceInstitutional and legal failure; The Millennium Development Agenda; Understanding Slums; The notion of slums; Defining and measuring slums; Characteristics of slums; Lack of basic services; Substandard housing or illegal and inadequate building structures; Overcrowding and high density; Unhealthy living conditions and hazardous locations; Insecure tenure; irregular or informal settlements; Poverty and social exclusion; Minimum settlement size; Operational definition of slums; Number of slum dwellers: assessments and estimations; Trends in numbers of slum dwellers NotesCHAPTER 2 Urbanization Trends and Forces Shaping Slums; Socio-Economic Inequality; Spatial organization and residential differentiation; The ecological school and the neo-classical model; Factorial ecology; Measuring spatial inequality and separation; Spatial concentration of poverty; Urban form and disadvantage; Mosaic post-modern cities in the developing world; Measuring urban development and disadvantage; Challenges to Sustainable Urbanization; Demographic changes and slum formation; Urban growth; Rural-urban migration; International migration; Declining areas and depopulation PovertyPoverty and slums; Defining poverty; Measurement of poverty incidence; Targeting of poverty reduction programmes; Notes; CHAPTER 3 Cities and Slums within Globalizing Economies; Inequality and Poverty; Inequality: a recent history; Globalization: poverty amid affluence; Trade, globalization and cities; Trade theory and inequality; Trade: the reality; Finance, information and economic volatility; Labour markets under free trade regimes; Africa: economic stagnation in a globalizing world; The Retreat of the State; Privatization of utilities; Structural adjustment, cities and poverty The Local and the GlobalInsecurity and the diffusion of the local; Subsidiarity and the weakening of national governments; Transurban cooperation and integration: towards new urban economies; Slums and globalization; Looking ahead; Notes; PART II: ASSESSING SLUMS IN THE DEVELOPMENT CONTEXT; CHAPTER 4 Social Dimensions; Historical Context and Evolution of Social Stratification Patterns; Views on inner-city slums; Slums and urbanization; Slums and capitalism; Slums and reformism; Are slums inevitable?; Social diversity of contemporary slums; Social Attributes and Functions of Slums Accommodation of low-cost labour |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450368503321 |
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The challenge of slums [[electronic resource] ] : global report on human settlements 2003
| The challenge of slums [[electronic resource] ] : global report on human settlements 2003 |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Earthscan, 2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxxiv, 310 p.) : ill |
| Disciplina | 307.3364 |
| Soggetto topico |
Slums
Urban poor |
| ISBN |
9781849772907 (e-book)
9781844070367 (hbk.) 9781844070374 (pbk.) 1-84977-290-8 1-136-55476-9 1-136-55475-0 1-280-47611-7 9786610476114 600-00-0018-9 1-4175-8331-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Prologue: urban growth and housing -- Part I Sharpening the global development agenda -- 1. Developing context and the millennium agenda -- 2. Urbanization trends and forces shaping slums -- 3. Cities and slums within globalizing economies -- Part II Assessing slums in the development context -- 4. Social dimensions -- 5. Territoriality and spatial forms -- 6. Economic dynamics -- Part III Search for adequate policy responses and actions -- 7. New policy developments at the national and global levels -- 8. Civil society in action -- 9. Towards inclusive cities : reconsidering development priorities -- Epilogue : looking forward - moving ahead -- Part IV Summary of city case studies -- Overview of case studies -- Case studies highlights -- Part V Statistical annex -- Technical notes -- Methodological notes -- Data tables -- References -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783532703321 |
| London, : Earthscan, 2003 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Drugs and Democracy in Rio de Janeiro [[electronic resource] ] : Trafficking, Social Networks, and Public Security
| Drugs and Democracy in Rio de Janeiro [[electronic resource] ] : Trafficking, Social Networks, and Public Security |
| Autore | Arias Enrique Desmond |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (302 p.) |
| Disciplina | 364.177098153 |
| Soggetto topico |
Community organization
Crime Drug traffic Police corruption Slums Violence Social Science Violence - Brazil - Rio de Janeiro Slums - Rio de Janeiro - Brazil Crime - Rio de Janeiro - Brazil Drug traffic - Brazil - Rio de Janeiro Police corruption - Rio de Janeiro - Brazil Community organization - Rio de Janeiro - Brazil Sociology & Social History Social Sciences Social Conditions |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-4696-0513-9
0-8078-7737-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | CONTENTS; PREFACE: Departure; ABBREVIATIONS; INTRODUCTION: Thinking about Social Violence in Brazil; 1 Setting the Scene: Continuities and Discontinuities in a "Divided City"; 2 Network Approach to Criminal Politics; 3 Tubarão; 4 Santa Ana; 5 Vigário Geral; 6 Comparative Analysis of Criminal Networks in Brazil and Latin America; 7 Theorizing the Politics of Social Violence; EPILOGUE: Rio 2005; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452037603321 |
Arias Enrique Desmond
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Drugs and Democracy in Rio de Janeiro [[electronic resource] ] : Trafficking, Social Networks, and Public Security
| Drugs and Democracy in Rio de Janeiro [[electronic resource] ] : Trafficking, Social Networks, and Public Security |
| Autore | Arias Enrique Desmond |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (302 p.) |
| Disciplina | 364.177098153 |
| Soggetto topico |
Community organization
Crime Drug traffic Police corruption Slums Violence Social Science Violence - Brazil - Rio de Janeiro Slums - Rio de Janeiro - Brazil Crime - Rio de Janeiro - Brazil Drug traffic - Brazil - Rio de Janeiro Police corruption - Rio de Janeiro - Brazil Community organization - Rio de Janeiro - Brazil Sociology & Social History Social Sciences Social Conditions |
| ISBN |
1-4696-0513-9
0-8078-7737-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | CONTENTS; PREFACE: Departure; ABBREVIATIONS; INTRODUCTION: Thinking about Social Violence in Brazil; 1 Setting the Scene: Continuities and Discontinuities in a "Divided City"; 2 Network Approach to Criminal Politics; 3 Tubarão; 4 Santa Ana; 5 Vigário Geral; 6 Comparative Analysis of Criminal Networks in Brazil and Latin America; 7 Theorizing the Politics of Social Violence; EPILOGUE: Rio 2005; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778141003321 |
Arias Enrique Desmond
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| Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, 2006 | ||
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Housing conditions in urban poverty areas / / by Allen D. Manvel
| Housing conditions in urban poverty areas / / by Allen D. Manvel |
| Autore | Manvel Allen D. <1912-1997, > |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : The National Commission on Urban Problems, , 1968 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (iv, 21 pages) |
| Disciplina | 301.5/4 |
| Collana | National Commission on Urban Problems. Research report |
| Soggetto topico |
Slums - United States
Urban poor - Housing - United States Slums |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Statistics. |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910712047903321 |
Manvel Allen D. <1912-1997, >
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| Washington, D.C. : , : The National Commission on Urban Problems, , 1968 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Maggie : a girl of the streets / / by Stephen Crane
| Maggie : a girl of the streets / / by Stephen Crane |
| Autore | Crane Stephen |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Lanham] : , : Dancing Unicorn Books, , [2016] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (62 p.) |
| Soggetto topico |
Large type books
Slums Poor women Prostitutes Poor families Suicide victims |
| ISBN | 1-5154-1059-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Chapter I; Chapter II; Chapter III; Chapter IV; Chapter V; Chapter VI; Chapter VII; Chapter VIII; Chapter IX; Chapter X; Chapter XI; Chapter XII; Chapter XIII; Chapter XIV; Chapter XV; Chapter XVI; Chapter XVII; Chapter XVIII; Chapter XIX |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910136352603321 |
Crane Stephen
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| [Lanham] : , : Dancing Unicorn Books, , [2016] | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Parcours de vie et mémoires de pauvres / / Aude Martenot
| Parcours de vie et mémoires de pauvres / / Aude Martenot |
| Autore | Martenot Aude |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bern : , : Peter Lang International Academic Publishing Group, , 2019 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxii, 478 pages) : illustrations (some color), color maps |
| Disciplina | 307.3364 |
| Collana | Population, family, and society |
| Soggetto topico | Slums |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | fre |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910416117203321 |
Martenot Aude
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| Bern : , : Peter Lang International Academic Publishing Group, , 2019 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Politics and Community-Based Research : Perspectives from Yeoville Studio, Johannesburg / / Claire Benit-Gbaffou [and three others], editors
| Politics and Community-Based Research : Perspectives from Yeoville Studio, Johannesburg / / Claire Benit-Gbaffou [and three others], editors |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Johannesburg : , : Wits University Press, , 2019 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (432 pages) |
| Disciplina | 307.3364 |
| Soggetto topico |
Slums
City planning - Social aspects |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910504305703321 |
| Johannesburg : , : Wits University Press, , 2019 | ||
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Slum tourism : poverty, power and ethics / / edited by Fabian Frenzel, Ko Koens and Malte Steinbrink
| Slum tourism : poverty, power and ethics / / edited by Fabian Frenzel, Ko Koens and Malte Steinbrink |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (265 p.) |
| Disciplina | 338.4/791 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
FrenzelFabian <1975->
KoensKo SteinbrinkMalte |
| Collana |
Routledge studies in contemporary geographies of leisure, tourism, and mobility
Contemporary geographies of leisure, tourism, and mobility. Routledge studies in contemporary geographies of leisure, tourism and mobility |
| Soggetto topico |
Slums
Tourism - Environmental aspects Tourism - Moral and ethical aspects |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-77648-X
9786613686879 0-203-13675-6 1-136-48796-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of illustrations; List of contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Development and globalization of a new trend in tourism; PART I Situating slum tourism; 2 Wanting to live with common people . . .? The literary evolution of slumming; 3 Beyond 'Othering': the political roots of slum tourism; 4 Slum tourism: for the poor, by the poor; 5 Competition, cooperation and collaboration: business relations and power in township tourism; PART II Representation of poverty; 6 A forgotten place to remember: reflections on the attempt to turn a favela into a museum
7 Tourism of poverty: the value of being poor in the non-governmental order8 Negotiating poverty: the interplay between Dharavi's production and consumption as a tourist destination; 9 Reading the Bangkok slum; PART III Slum tourism and empowerment; 10 Favela tourism: listening to local voices; 11 Slum tourism and inclusive urban development: reflections on China; 12 Poverty tourism as advocacy: a case in Bangkok; 13 Curatorial interventions in township tours: two trajectories; 14 Keep on slumming?; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462395403321 |
| Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2012 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Slum tourism : poverty, power and ethics / / edited by Fabian Frenzel, Ko Koens and Malte Steinbrink
| Slum tourism : poverty, power and ethics / / edited by Fabian Frenzel, Ko Koens and Malte Steinbrink |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (265 p.) |
| Disciplina | 338.4/791 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
FrenzelFabian <1975->
KoensKo SteinbrinkMalte |
| Collana |
Routledge studies in contemporary geographies of leisure, tourism, and mobility
Contemporary geographies of leisure, tourism, and mobility. Routledge studies in contemporary geographies of leisure, tourism and mobility |
| Soggetto topico |
Slums
Tourism - Environmental aspects Tourism - Moral and ethical aspects |
| ISBN |
1-136-48795-6
1-280-77648-X 9786613686879 0-203-13675-6 1-136-48796-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of illustrations; List of contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Development and globalization of a new trend in tourism; PART I Situating slum tourism; 2 Wanting to live with common people . . .? The literary evolution of slumming; 3 Beyond 'Othering': the political roots of slum tourism; 4 Slum tourism: for the poor, by the poor; 5 Competition, cooperation and collaboration: business relations and power in township tourism; PART II Representation of poverty; 6 A forgotten place to remember: reflections on the attempt to turn a favela into a museum
7 Tourism of poverty: the value of being poor in the non-governmental order8 Negotiating poverty: the interplay between Dharavi's production and consumption as a tourist destination; 9 Reading the Bangkok slum; PART III Slum tourism and empowerment; 10 Favela tourism: listening to local voices; 11 Slum tourism and inclusive urban development: reflections on China; 12 Poverty tourism as advocacy: a case in Bangkok; 13 Curatorial interventions in township tours: two trajectories; 14 Keep on slumming?; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790377303321 |
| Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2012 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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