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Author Leite, Carlos, 1964- author.

Title Social urbanism in Latin America : cases and instruments of planning, land policy and financing the city transformation with social inclusion / Carlos Leite, Claudia Acosta, Fernanda Militelli, Guillermo Jajamovich, Mariana Wilderom, Nabil Bonduki, Nadia Somekh, Tereza Herling
Published Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2020

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Description 1 online resource (xxi, 188 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Series Future city, 1876-0899 ; volume 13
Future city ; v. 13. 1876-0899
Contents Foreword / by Brian McGrath -- Foreword / by Edésio Fernandes -- Foreword / by Marta Lora-Tamayo Vallvé -- Foreword / by Martim Smolka -- Part 1: Concepts and Context. Chapter 1. Social Urbanism in Latin America / (Carlos Leite) -- Part II: Cases. Chapter 2. Medellin / (Mariana Wilderom) ; Chapter 3. Bogota / (Fernanda Militelli) ; Chapter 4. Sao Paulo / (Carlos Leite, Tereza Herling and Nadia Somekh) -- Part III: Instruments of Planning, Land Policy and Financing. Chapter 5. Land Policy and Instruments of Financing / (Claudia Acosta) ; Chapter 6. Lessons and Challenges / (Carlos Leite and Nabil Bonduki)
Summary This book highlights current concepts of Social Urbanism, the contemporary set of multiple and interdisciplinary urban studies that have emerged mainly from the complex realities of Latin American cities. The discussion that follows places special emphasis on public land policy and the innovative urban instruments developed in that region to promote social and territorial inclusion. Critical reflections throughout the pages of this book shed light into the local context of each case-study in order to understand their specific set of challenges and opportunities. Relevant lessons are extracted from the three cities here analyzed: the medium-scale city of Medellin; the large-scale city of Bogota; and the megacity of Sao Paulo. These three cities underwent promising transformation processes over two decades, applying planning and financing instruments of land policy which have produced significant shifts in the urban development paradigm in the region. The quest for social inclusion has emerged as the common denominator in these three cities, awakening growing interest across several fields of urban studies, from public policies and city management to urban law, city financing, urban development, and innovative community participation processes. The question of social inclusion in Latin American cities is however far from being solved; the analysis presented in this book shows advances and hope, besides a long path still ahead, which can only be faced through a continuous and challenging incremental process. May this book be an incremental step
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed October 16, 2019)
Subject City planning -- Social aspects -- Latin America
City planning -- Social aspects
Form Electronic book
Author Acosta, Claudia, author
Militelli, Fernanda, author
Jajamovich, Guillermo, author
Wilderom, Mariana, author.
Bonduki, Nabil Georges, author.
Somekh, Nadia, author.
Herling, Tereza, author.
ISBN 9783030160128
3030160122