Sabemos que las ciudades son un elemento característico y central del mundo contemporáneo, pero desconocemos cuánto han influido en las principales corrientes intelectuales de nuestra era.
Con una amplia variedad tematica, el hilo conductor de esta compilacion es un posicionamiento critico frente a las dinamicas de produccion desigual del espacio urbano en America Latina y Colombia.
Partiendo del estudio de la transformacion de la ciudad de Medellin, esta obra traza una ruta critica por algunas de las principales tensiones que atraviesan las ciudades latinoamericanas: violencia, desigualdad, derecho a la ciudad, diversidad, participacion ciudadana y seguridad.
Cuando se observa una ciudad desde arriba —una aparente mirada más amplia— percibimos una mancha gris en 3D sobre lo que alguna vez fue una super cie más o menos plana ocupada solamente por naturaleza.
Con un acento en el arte, esta publicacion recoge las experiencias participativas exploradas en Mirada de Barrio, un proyecto de investigacion-accion iniciado por el area de Programas Publicos del Museo de la Solidaridad Salvador Allende (MSSA), junto a vecinas y vecinos del Barrio Republica en Santiago de Chile.
Este libro trata de resolver la siguiente pregunta: ¿Por qué a pesar de sentir las consecuencias de la contaminación atmosférica y de todo lo que se dice y escribe desde las academias o los medios de comunicación sobre la necesidad de proteger nuestros entornos, continuamos tercamente destruyendo la naturaleza rural y urbana?
Este libro analiza las poblaciones de Santiago de Chile desde 1950 al 2000, revelando cómo los pobladores han desafiado los paradigmas de la propiedad y del Estado, y también lo que ha significado la extensión de la propiedad privada
EN POCOS AÑOS, las canecas de metal que usaban los hogares bogotanos para sus residuos fueron reemplazadas por bolsas plásticas recolectadas por camiones.
Hidden Empire of Finance follows the rise of new global cities, tracing their roots back to the 1970s proliferation of neoliberalism and following their fate in the wake of the 2008 financial collapse.
After a low-threshold introduction, this book offers an orientation on various theories of social conflict and their potential for understanding conflicts in order to be able to deal with them constructively.
After a low-threshold introduction, this book offers an orientation on various theories of social conflict and their potential for understanding conflicts in order to be able to deal with them constructively.
Developed through the Zofnass Program at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, Climate and Biodiversity in Infrastructure proposes a high-level conceptual framework to holistically capture how integrated climate and biodiversity action is defined at the infrastructure project level.
Developed through the Zofnass Program at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, Climate and Biodiversity in Infrastructure proposes a high-level conceptual framework to holistically capture how integrated climate and biodiversity action is defined at the infrastructure project level.
In the current urban development debate, the vision of a diverse urban neighborhood is often linked with social cohesion as a target aspect of favorable community development.
In the current urban development debate, the vision of a diverse urban neighborhood is often linked with social cohesion as a target aspect of favorable community development.
This book examines the experiences of single professionals living in shared housing in London, focusing on how language, communication, and social inequalities shape these living arrangements.
This book examines the experiences of single professionals living in shared housing in London, focusing on how language, communication, and social inequalities shape these living arrangements.
This book details the innovative co-design approaches used in creating the Mykolaiv Concept Masterplan, a landmark effort in Ukrainian post-war reconstruction.
This book details the innovative co-design approaches used in creating the Mykolaiv Concept Masterplan, a landmark effort in Ukrainian post-war reconstruction.
This book focuses on observing and understanding the urban planning and relevant development patterns applied to the creation of urban districts against the backdrop of the current rapid urbanization and transformation of Shanghai on its way to becoming a world city.
In a world that expects cities to fuel economic growth and attract millions of people every year, there's something unnerving about the phrase "e;shrinking cities.
