Neuwirth, Robert

Shadow cities: a billion squatters, a new urban world / Robert Neuwirth - New York: Routledge, 2005. - vii, 335 p.

Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Prologue: Crossing the Tin Roof Boundary Line; Time Present; 1. Rio de Janeiro: City without Titles; 2. Nairobi: The Squatter Control; 3. Mumbai: Squatter Class Structure; 4. Istanbul: The Promise of Squatter Self-Government; Time Past; 5. The 21 st Century Medieval City; 6. Squatters in New York; Issues on the Way Forward; 7. The Habitat Fantasy; 8. Are Squatters Criminals?; 9. Proper Squatters, Improper Property; Time Future; 10. The Cities of Tomorrow; Acknowledgments; Sources; Index.

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Squatter settlements
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Infrastructure.
Urban poor-- Housing.

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