Dynamics and Resilience of Informal Areas, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2016 International Perspectives

Part I. Innovative Policies & Strategies to Informal Urbanism.- 1. Urbanization, Collective Action and Coping Strategies in Informal Areas of African Cities: A Polycentric Environmental Planning Perspective - Samson R. Akinola.- 2. From Informal To Formal: What Can Be Learned From Reviewing Fifty Years of Portuguese Models, Policies and Politics - Paulo Silva.- 3. Application of Upgrading Strategies and Urban Farming Principles to Mangueira Complex, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil - Alessandra Battisti.- 4. Slum Tourism: A Catalyst for Urban Development? Reflections from Cairo’s Ashwa’iyat (informal areas) - Mennatuallah Hendawy.- 5. Between Formal Structure and Informal Practice Public Space as Catalyst of Change: a Case Study - Riccardo Maroso.- Part II. Production, Operation and the Life-World of Urban Space.- 6. Right to Urban Space in Post-revolution Cairo: A Study for Street Vending Phenomenon - Nezar A. Kafafy.- 7. Social Production of Urban Space in Informal Areas in the G.C.R “Missing Values & Probable Potential” - Randa A. Mahmoud.- 8. Operative Public Space for Informal Nairobi: The why not Junior Academy Experience - Silvia Cimini.- 9. “Slum” Upgrading In South Africa: Defamiliarising the Global Neighbourhood Aesthetic - Kristen Kornienko.- 10. Informal Urbanism as a Product of Socio-Cultural Expression: Insights from the Island Pacific - Paul Jones.- Part III. The Dynamics of Informal Settlements.-11. Top-Down and Bottom-Up Strategies for Housing and Poverty Alleviation in Indonesia: The PNPM Programme in Yogyakarta - Sonia Roitman.- 12. A South-South Dialogue on Housing; the Facilitator Model and its Limitations in Brazil and India - Hector Becerril.- 13. Residential Mobility in Egypt; a Must or a Myth - Rania Nasr Eldin.- 14. A Proposed Statistical Model for Real Estate Appraisal in Historical Mixed use - Asmaa Abdel Aty Mohamed Ibrahim.- 15. Water, Food and Energy Nexus, Investigating the Feasibility of the Concept through the Application of a Sustainable Sanitation System, the Case of Zerzara, Hurghada - Anas Alhowaily.

Provides different international perspectives regarding informal urbanism Incorporates colored illustration for several examples of informal areas from different countries Includes best practices for dealing with informal urbanism Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras