The city is perhaps the most complex of all human constructs. In the 21st. century when cities are bigger than ever, and the majority of the worlds population now live in urban areas, the need for research into this complexity to address the large scale challenges of urban life has never been greater. This collection of research studies, from different parts of the world, brings together case studies, underpinned by theory, to contribute to the urgent search to make our cities more just, more liveable, more accesible, more participatory and more democratic: in short, more human places to live and work.'
- Portada
- Portadilla
- Créditos
- PREFACE IN HAPPINESS INN
- Introduction: Researching the contemporary city
- The Creation and the Representation of the Urban
- CAIRO: A DECONSTRUCTION READING OF SPACE
- TRANSFORMING THE DESERT INTO A LIVEABLE PLACE THE EGYPTIAN EXPERIENCE
- NEGOTIATING DISABLING ENVIRONMENTS A COLLECTIVE MOVEMENT IN BANGKOK
- THE PRODUCTION AND TRANSFORMATION OF THE INFORMAL
- TECHNOLOGY AND PARTICIPATION GEO-INFORMATION TOOLS IN SETTLEMENT UPGRADING
- STATUS, CAPITAL AND IDENTITY FROM INFORMAL TO FORMAL HOUSING IN BANGKOK
- THE CONSTRUCTION AND APPROPRIATION OF PUBLIC SPACES
- PEOPLE SHAPING PUBLIC SPACES POPULAR URBAN DESIGN PROCESSES IN MEXICO
- THE PRODUCTION OF INFORMAL URBAN SPACE THE BARRIOS OF BOGOTA
- CONVERGING HERITAGE APPROACHES IN HISTORIC CENTRES DANZÓN AND THE ZÓCALO OF VERACRUZ, MEXICO
- THE TRANSFORMATION, USE AND MEANING OF HOME
- ABOUT DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURE FROM RURAL TO URBAN IN INDONESIA
- SPACE AS CAPITAL HOUSEHOLD ADAPTATION STRATEGIES IN HOME BASED ENTERPRISES IN INDONESIA
- HOME-BASED LIVELIHOODS AND HOUSING POLICY URBAN INFORMALITY IN INDIA AND INDONESIA
- CONTRIBUTORS
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