1st Edition
Homes at Work Urban Informality and Recognition in Latin America and Africa
By María Carrizosa
Copyright 2023
248 Pages
80 Color Illustrations
by
Routledge
248 Pages
80 Color Illustrations
by
Routledge
248 Pages
80 Color Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, working from home became a global phenomenon, yet before 2020, it was a relatively understudied practice. But in informal settlements, the definition of "home" and "employment" is completely intertwined, which is why there is so much to learn from them. For over half a century, mainstream theoretical approaches to urban informality, dominated by... Read more
1. Introduction 2. Urban informality: mainstream theories and visible alternatives 3. Space-use intensity in informal settlements in Bogotá 4. The politics of urban formalization in Bogotá 5. Space-use intensity and urban formalization in African cities 6. Conclusion
Biography
María Carrizosa is Associate Director of Global Housing Policy at Habitat for Humanity International.
