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• Title:Spatial justice and informal settlements : integral urban projects in the Comunas of Medellín / by Eva Schwab.
  
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• Author/Creator:Schwab, Eva, author.
  
• Published/Created:Bingley, UK : Emerald Publishing, 2018.
  

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  • Location:MAA LIBRARY (IKB) stacksWhere is this?
    
  • Call Number: HT361 .S34 2018
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Urbanization--Latin America.
  Urbanization--Government policy--Latin America.
  
• Edition:First edition.
  
• Description:xiii, 202 pages ; 20 cm
  
• Series:Emerald points.
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
  
• ISBN:9781787147683 paperback
  1787147681 paperback
  
• Contents:Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction
  Spatial Justice
  Spatial Justice in Informal Settlements
  Open Spaces in Informal Settlements
  Objectives, Themes and Research Questions
  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
  Everyday as a Form of Recognition
  Spatial Justice and Public Space
  Aspect of Justice in the Upgrading of Public Open Spaces in Informal Settlements
  Quality of the Material Space
  Functional Considerations
  Symbolic Value in the Design Language
  Integrity of Its Production Process
  Management and Regulation
  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
  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
  Everyday Use of Open Spaces
  Integrity of the Production Process
  Implications and Significance of Findings for Policy
  Concluding Thoughts.