Cities with 'slums' : from informal settlement eradication to a right to the city in Africa

Cities with 'slums' : from informal settlement eradication to a right to the city in Africa / Marie Huchzermeyer.

"The UN's Millennium Development Target to improve the lives of 100 million 'slum' dwellers has been inappropriately communicated as a target to free cities of slums. ... [The book] traces the proliferation of this misunderstanding across several African countries, and explains h...

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Main Author: Huchzermeyer, Marie
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Claremont, South Africa : UCT Press, ©2011.
Subjects:
Squatter settlements > Africa.
Slums > Government policy > Africa.
Housing policy > South Africa.
Urban poor > Housing > Africa.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > Urban.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Poverty & Homelessness.
Housing policy
Slums > Government policy
Squatter settlements
Urban poor > Housing
Africa
South Africa
Online Access:Click for online access
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Summary:"The UN's Millennium Development Target to improve the lives of 100 million 'slum' dwellers has been inappropriately communicated as a target to free cities of slums. ... [The book] traces the proliferation of this misunderstanding across several African countries, and explains how current urban policy ... encourages this interpretation. The cases it presents cover a range of conflicts between poor urban residents and the local and national authorities that seek to curtail their 'right to the city'."--Back cover
Physical Description:1 online resource (viii, 296 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-290) and index.
ISBN:9781920541620
1920541624
9781605424569
1605424560
9781920541248
1920541241
Access:Access restricted to Ryerson students, faculty and staff.

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