Megacities: politics of urban exclusion and violence in the global south / edited by K. Koonings

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: Zed books, 2009. London:Description: viii, 200 pISBN:

9781848132955

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

364.091732 MEG

Contents:

1. The Rise of Megacities and the Urbanization of Informality, Exclusion and Violence - Dirk Kruijt & Kees Koonings-- Part I: The Social Dynamics of Exclusion and Violence in Megacities-- 2. From Popular Movements to Drug Gangs to Militias: An Anatomy of Violence in Rio de Janeiro by Robert Gay-- 3. Megacity's Violence and its Consequences in Rio de Janeiro by Janice Perlman-- 4. Coping with Urban Violence: State and Community Responses to Crime and Insecurity in Guayaquil, Ecuador by Caroline Moser-- 5. Middle Eastern Megacities: Social Exclusion, Popular Movements and the Quiet Encroachment of the Urban Poor by Asef Bayat-- Part II: Political and Policy Dimensions of Urban Exclusion and Violence-- 6. Urban Governance and the Paradox of Conflict by Jo Beall-- 7. Shoot the Citizen, Save the Customer: Participatory Budgeting and Bare Citizenship in Porto Alegre, Brazil by Sergio Gregorio Baierle-- 8. Crisis of the State, Violence in the City by Mariano Aguirre-- 9. Urban Exclusion and the (False) Assumptions of Spatial Policy Reform in South Africa by Susan Parnell and Owen CrankshawConclusions: Governing Exclusion and Violence in Megacities by Kees Koonings & Dirk Kruijt

Summary: 'Megacities' around the world are becoming the scene for deprivation and exclusion. This book examines world-wide trends in poverty, social exclusion, and urban violence

Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.

Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Books	Library, SPAB F-2	Non Fiction	364.091732 MEG (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		001504

Total holds: 0

1. The Rise of Megacities and the Urbanization of Informality, Exclusion and Violence - Dirk Kruijt & Kees Koonings--
Part I: The Social Dynamics of Exclusion and Violence in Megacities--
2. From Popular Movements to Drug Gangs to Militias: An Anatomy of Violence in Rio de Janeiro by Robert Gay--
3. Megacity's Violence and its Consequences in Rio de Janeiro by Janice Perlman--
4. Coping with Urban Violence: State and Community Responses to Crime and Insecurity in Guayaquil, Ecuador by Caroline Moser--
5. Middle Eastern Megacities: Social Exclusion, Popular Movements and the Quiet Encroachment of the Urban Poor by Asef Bayat--
Part II: Political and Policy Dimensions of Urban Exclusion and Violence--
6. Urban Governance and the Paradox of Conflict by Jo Beall--
7. Shoot the Citizen, Save the Customer: Participatory Budgeting and Bare Citizenship in Porto Alegre, Brazil by Sergio Gregorio Baierle--
8. Crisis of the State, Violence in the City by Mariano Aguirre--
9. Urban Exclusion and the (False) Assumptions of Spatial Policy Reform in South Africa by Susan Parnell and Owen CrankshawConclusions: Governing Exclusion and Violence in Megacities by Kees Koonings & Dirk Kruijt

'Megacities' around the world are becoming the scene for deprivation and exclusion. This book examines world-wide trends in poverty, social exclusion, and urban violence

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.

Click on an image to view it in the image viewer