Spatial Justice and Informal Settlements – Integral Urban Projects in the Comun…

Spatial Justice and Informal SettlementsIntegral Urban Projects in the Comunas of Medelln\nAuthor(s): Eva Schwab\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Emerald Publishing Limited, United Kingdom\nImprint: Emerald Publishing Limited\nISBN-13: 9781787147683, 978-1787147683\nSynopsis\nSpatial Justice and Informal Settlements: Integral Urban Projects in the Comunas of Medelln links the discourses of informal urbanism and spatial justice in the context of public space-based governmental programmes to upgrade informal settlements in Latin America.\n\nIt argues for the importance of combining measures for equity and empowerment with positive recognition, [url] recognition which is based on valuing the social and material achievements of the settlers as a contribution to urban life and culture in its own right. It presents an inquiry into how public open spaces serve the goal of increasing spatial justice and the quality of life in informal settlements. It provides an in-depth study of the Integral .