TY - BOOK ID - 77923474 TI - Public Space in Informal Settlements PY - 2013 SN - 1443854646 9781443854641 1306309204 9781306309202 1443851280 9781443851282 PB - Newcastle upon Tyne DB - UniCat KW - Poverty KW - Poor KW - Slums KW - Slum clearance KW - Housing KW - Disadvantaged, Economically KW - Economically disadvantaged KW - Impoverished people KW - Low-income people KW - Pauperism KW - Poor, The KW - Poor people KW - Persons KW - Social classes KW - Destitution KW - Wealth KW - Basic needs KW - Begging KW - Subsistence economy KW - Economic conditions KW - Housing rehabilitation KW - Public housing KW - Sustainable urban development KW - Environmentally sustainable urban development KW - City planning KW - Sustainable development KW - Government housing projects KW - Social housing KW - Low-income housing KW - Buildings KW - Housing policy KW - Urban renewal KW - Management KW - Tenant participation KW - Repair and reconstruction KW - E-books UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77923474 AB - Public Space in Informal Settlements: The Barrios of Bogotá contributes to the debate on informal settlements by viewing them as an opportunity to understand different ways of seeing and thinking about the city. Public spaces in informal settlements, like the housing stock, are to a large extent the product of local self-help and self-managed processes; however, the equivalent level of understanding has not been achieved, partly because such settlements are often seen as spare spaces with lit... ER -