Urban Planning Against Poverty : : How to Think and Do Better Cities in the Global South.

• Superior document: Future City Series ; v.14
• Author: Bolay, Jean-Claude.
• Place / Publishing House: Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2019.; ©2020.
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Future City Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (218 pages)

Table of Contents

Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Reference -- Chapter 2: Urban Facts -- 2.1 Urbanization: A Global Trend -- 2.2 Fragmented South Cities. Between Poverty and Environmental Risks -- 2.3 Sustainable Urban Development: Dimensions and Questions -- 2.3.1 Urban Environmental Risks -- 2.3.2 The Urban Economy and Sustainable Development -- 2.3.3 Sustainable Development, Urban Poverty and Social Disparities -- References -- Chapter 3: Global Sustainability: How to Rethink Urban Planning -- 3.1 Urban Planning in Question -- 3.2 The City, Urbanization and Urban Planning -- 3.3 Urban Theories and Planning: Links and Practices -- 3.4 From Words to Deeds: Thinking About the City -- 3.5 South Cities and North Planning -- References -- Chapter 4: Convoluted Urban Planning -- 4.1 African Cities: Non-standard Urban Development -- 4.2 Koudougou, a Regional Hub in Burkina Faso -- 4.2.1 A Central Pole in Its Region -- 4.2.2 Of Texts, Resources and Projects -- 4.3 What Urban Planning Means for Koudougou -- 4.4 From Marketing to Local Urban Action -- 4.5 Planning the African City, a Veritable Challenge for the Twenty-First Century -- References -- Chapter 5: An Intermediate City in Brazil: Between Inequalities and Growth -- 5.1 From the Medium-Sized City to the Intermediate City, or How to Rethink Urban Dynamics -- 5.2 Montes Claros: A Growing Hub -- 5.3 Verticalization of the Central Business District and Spatial Changes -- 5.4 Urban Planning in Montes Claros: A Participatory Process? -- 5.4.1 Heterogeneity and Priority Issues to Resolve -- 5.4.2 Who Are the Actors of Urban Development at the Neighbourhood Level? -- 5.4.3 Long Live Planning: Players in Motion -- 5.5 Regional Integration. Towards True Urban Planning -- References -- Chapter 6: Urban Dynamics and Regional Development in Argentina -- 6.1 An Argentinian City Under Pressure.

6.2 Argentina: One of the Most Urbanized Countries in the World -- 6.3 The Province of Buenos Aires: A Dense Territory Under Influence -- 6.4 Nueve de Julio: Modernity and Development Issues -- 6.4.1 What Intermediate City for the Region? -- 6.4.2 An Ordinary, Modern City in a Rural Landscape -- 6.4.3 Between Territorial Expansion and Social Inclusion -- 6.4.4 Daily Disturbances: How to Manage Better the Expansion? -- 6.4.5 The Example of Ciudad Nueva, a Low-Income Housing Area -- 6.5 What Direction for Nueve de Julio's Urban Planning? -- References -- Chapter 7: Conclusion -- 7.1 Between Poverty and Urban Development -- 7.2 Planning for Sustainable Urban Development -- 7.3 Intermediate Cities: Between Urbanity and Regional Integration -- 7.4 An Alternative Based on Interdisciplinarity and Social Dialogue -- 7.5 A Few Simple Rules for Dealing with Urban Complexity -- Reference -- Index.