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.