Nilson Ariel Espino

Building the Inclusive City

Theory and Practice for Confronting Urban Segregation

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book brings together debates on ethnic and economic segregation, combining theory and practical solutions to create a guide for those trying to understand and address urban segregation in any part of the world, and integrate ameliorating policies to contemporary urban development agendas.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 144
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Mai 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 231g
• ISBN-13: 9781138088665
• ISBN-10: 1138088668
• Artikelnr.: 50448326

Autorenporträt

Nilson Ariel Espino is a lecturer at McGill University's Panama Field Study Semester, and at the Central American Master's Program for Conservation of Cultural Heritage for Development, at the University of Panama. He also directs Panama City's Urban Forum and Observatory and is a practicing architect and urban planner. He holds a bachelor's degree in architecture from Santa María La Antigua Catholic University, a master's in urban planning from the University of Arizona, and a Ph.D. in social and cultural anthropology from Rice University.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Part I: Social Power and Urban Space
1. Power and Difference
2. Types of Power
3. Power and Urban Form: Style
4. Power and Urban Form: Location
5. Power and Urban Segregation: A Brief Historical Review
6. Power and Urban Segregation: The Contemporary Context
7. Power and Land Markets
Part II: Confronting Segregation
8. Segregation and Urban Economies
9. Social Benefits of Urban Segregation
10. Social Costs of Urban Segregation
11. Searching for Inclusionary Development Patterns and Public Policies
11. Notes on Selected Case Studies
Conclusion: Looking for New Urban Cosmologies