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Latin America, one of the most urbanized regions of the world, can only be fully understood by exploring its urban-rural divide, inequalities within urban areas, and the prospects for change. This thoughtful text explores Latin American cities; their history, similarities, and differences; and the current problems they face.
List of contents
Part I: Poverty, Informality, and Peripheral Cities
Chapter 1: Urban Latin America: Periphery, Informality, and Inequality
Tom Angotti
Chapter 2: Poverty, Inequality, and Informality in the Latin American City
Alan Gilbert
Chapter 3: They Are Not Informal Settlements: They Are Habitats Made by People
Lorena Zárate
Chapter 4: The Future of Global Peripheral Cities
Erminia Maricato
Part II: The Metropolis in Latin America: São Paulo and Mexico City
Chapter 5: São Paulo: City of Industry, Misery, and Resistance
William W. Goldsmith and Rogerio Acca
Chapter 6: Globalization, Governance, and the Collision of Forces in Mexico City's Historic Center
Diane E. Davis
Part III: Urban Policies, Neoliberal Reforms, and Best Practices
Chapter 7: Failed Markets: The Crisis in the Private Production of Social Housing in Mexico
Alfonso Valenzuela Aguilera
Chapter 8: Participatory Budgeting in Latin American Cities
Benjamin Goldfrank
Chapter 9: Urban Governance and Economic Development in Medellín: An "Urban Miracle"?
Tobias Franz
Chapter 10: Conflict and Convergence between Experts and Citizens: Bogotá's TransMilenio
Stacey Hunt
Chapter 11: Barra da Tijuca: The Political Economy of a Global Suburb in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Lawrence A. Herzog
Part IV: Exceptions to the Rules
Chapter 12: Housing and Urban Development in the Cuban Revolution
Jill Hamberg
Chapter 13: Uruguay's Housing Cooperatives: Alternative to the Private Market
Tom Angotti
Part V: Urban Struggles, Citizenship, and Public Space
Chapter 14: Citizenship, Democracy, and Public Space in Latin America
Clara Irazábal
Chapter 15: Struggles against Territorial Disqualification: Mobilization for
Dignified Housing and Defense of Heritage in Santiago
Nicolás Angelcos and María Luisa Méndez
Chapter 16: "We Are Not Marginals": The Cultural Politics of Lead Poisoning in Montevideo, Uruguay
Daniel Renfrew
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About the author
Tom Angotti is professor emeritus of urban policy and planning at Hunter College and the graduate center, City University of New York.
Summary
Latin America, one of the most urbanized regions of the world, can only be fully understood by exploring its urban-rural divide, inequalities within urban areas, and the prospects for change. This thoughtful text explores Latin American cities; their history, similarities, and differences; and the current problems they face.
