Megacity slums: social exclusion, space and urban policies in Brazil and India
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Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London Imperial College Press c2014
Schriftenreihe:Urban challenges v. 1
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Ch. 1. Introduction: social exclusion, space and urban policies in Brazil and India / Frédéric Landy and Marie-Caroline Saglio-Yatzimirsky -- ch. 2. National and urban contexts of the four metropolises / Hervé Théry ... [et al.] -- ch. 3. The Right of the city or the right to the city? / Rafael Soares Gonçalves ; boxes: Claudia Franco and Frédéric Landy -- ch. 4. Public policies and the "treatment" of slums / Véronique Dupont and Marie-Caroline Saglio-Yatzimirsky; box: Fatima Cabral Marques Gomes and Lenise Lima Fernandes -- ch. 5. Public policies, environment and social exclusion / Neli de Mello-Théry ... [et al.] ; boxes: Véronique Dupont ... [et al.] -- ch. 6. Local and translocal systems of actors / Frédéric Landy and Nicolas Bautès -- ch. 7. Slum demolition: impact on the affected families, and coping strategies / Véronique Dupont and Damien Vaquier ; boxes: Véronique Dupont ... [et al.] -- ch. 8. Acting from the slums: questioning social movement and resistance / Nicolas Bautès, Véronique Dupont and Frédéric Landy -- ch. 9. Conclusion: spatial justice, exclusion and urban policies in Brazil and India / Frédéric Landy and Marie-Caroline Saglio-Yatzimirsky
This book looks at slums and social exclusion in the four major megacities of India and Brazil, and analyzes the interrelationships between urban policies and housing and environmental issues. In Delhi, Mumbai, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, the challenges they pose have spurred public actors into action through housing, rehabilitation and conservation programs, not to mention civil society and the inhabitants themselves. On the other hand, one must wonder whether these challenges were partly created by the deficiencies of these very public actors and civil society, be it their lack of intervention (as advocates of government intervention would argue), or the flaws and inadequacies of their actions (as supporters of the free market would suggest). Are policies alleviating or aggravating social exclusion? This book explores these questions and more
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