Full Description
The intricacies of living in contemporary Latin American cities include cases of both empowerment and restriction. In Lima, residents built their own homes and formed community organizations, while in Rio de Janeiro inhabitants of the favelas needed to be "pacified" in anticipation of international sporting events. Aspirations to "get ahead in life" abound in the region, but so do multiple limitations to realizing the dream of upward mobility. This volume captures the paradoxical histories and experiences of urban life in Latin America, offering new empirical and theoretical insights to scholars.
Contents
List of Figures and Tables
Preface
Introduction: Taking up Residency: Spatial Reconfigurations and the Struggle to Belong in Urban Latin America
Christien Klaufus
PART I: THE LATIN AMERICAN CONTEXT
Chapter 1. The Consolidation of the Latin American City and the Changing Bases for Social Order
Bryan R. Roberts
Chapter 2. Proximity, Crime, Politics and Design: Medellín's Popular Neighbourhoods and the Experience of Belonging
Gerard Martin and Marijke Martin
PART II: FAMILY AND BELONGING IN CONSOLIDATED SETTELEMENTS
Chapter 3. Debe Ser Esfuerzo Propio: Aspirations and Belongings of the Young Generation in the Old Barriadas of Southern Lima, Peru
Michaela Hordijk
Chapter 4. Housing Inheritance and Succession among Pioneer Squatters and Self Builders: A Mexican Case Study
Erika Denisse Grajeda
Chapter 5. 'Favela Modelo': A Study on Housing, Belonging and Civic Engagement in a 'Pacified' Favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
Palloma Menezes
PART III: SPACES OF THE URBAN MIDDLE CLASS
Chapter 6. Housing Policy in the City of Buenos Aires: Some Reflections on the Programa Federal
Fernando Ostuni and Jean-Louis Van Gelder
Chapter 7. The Boom of High-Rise Apartment Buildings in Buenos Aires: New Spaces of Residentiality or a Motor of Disintegration?
Jan Dohnke and Corinna Hölzl
Chapter 8. Living With Style in My Casa GEO: Large-scale Housing Conjuntos in Urban Mexico
Cristina Inclán-Valadez
PART IV: ARCHITECTURAL AND SPATIAL REPRESENTATIONS
Chapter 9. Illiterate Modernists: Tracking the Dissemination of Architectural Knowledge in Brazilian Favelas
Fernando Luiz Lara
Chapter 10. Towards Belonging: Design and Dwelling Practices in Santa Marta, Colombia
Peter Kellett
Chapter 11. (Re)Building the City of Medellín: Beyond State Rhetoric vs. Personal Experience — A Call for Consolidated Synergies
Jota (José) Samper and Tamera Marko
PART V: REFLECTIONS
Chapter 12. Home and Belonging: Reflections From Urban Mexico
Ann Varley
Chapter 13. One Block at a Time: Performing the Neighbourhood
Arij Ouweneel
List of Contributors
Index
