Latin American Urban Development into the 21st Century: Towards a Renewed Perspective on the City

Rodgers, D., Beall, J. and Kanbur, R. (Eds.) (2012) Latin American Urban Development into the 21st Century: Towards a Renewed Perspective on the City. Series: Studies in development economics and policy. Palgrave Macmillan: New York. ISBN 9780230371545

Abstract

The 20th century witnessed global processes of urbanization on an unprecedented scale, to the extent that for the first time in human history more than half of the world's population now lives in urban areas. Latin America is the developing world's most urbanized region, with over 75 per cent of its population currently residing in towns and cities. As such, it in many ways arguably constitutes something of an 'urban laboratory'. Although many of its urbanization trends are regionally specific, there also exist clear commonalities with other regions of the world, and much can be learned from the Latin American experience and the future direction it is taking. This volume presents an original collection of studies drawn from a range of disciplines that highlight some of the key issues regarding the changing nature of contemporary urban life in Latin America, and the consequences of its transformation for development more generally.

• Item Type: Edited Books
• Keywords: Latin America, urbanization, slums, cities, urban development
• Status: Published
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Rodgers, Professor Dennis
• Subjects: F History United States, Canada, Latin America > F1201 Latin America (General); G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > G Geography (General); H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
• College/School: College of Social Sciences > School of Social and Political Sciences > Urban Studies
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• ISBN: 9780230371545