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Handmade Urbanism - Mumbai - Sao Paulo - Istanbul - Mexico City - Cape Town From Community Initiatives to Participatory Models (Hardcover)
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Handmade Urbanism - Mumbai - Sao Paulo - Istanbul - Mexico City - Cape Town From Community Initiatives to Participatory Models (Hardcover)
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15 projects from emerging countries that demonstrate the benefits
of community-run urban improvement schemes. Illustrations depict
these operations in-progress, and the steps involved in the
organisation of a local initiative. This publication accompanies
the documentary Urban Future. People have always been interested in
the cities in which they live. As the world becomes increasingly
urbanised, the impetus for citizens to improve their urban
environments grows. Far from the traditional urban planning
culture, they make use of limited resources, offering solutions to
face evolving challenges. They focus on the provision of social
infrastructure, aiming to improve the living conditions of
residents at the local scale. Handmade Urbanism showcases 15
projects, realised mostly in less-favourable areas of five major
cities in emerging countries. They examine the potential for urban
transformation embedded in community initiatives. What is the basis
for such initiatives? Which instruments and tools do they use to
achieve their ends? Illustrations depict these operations
in-progress, reveal the actors involved and trace the steps
required in the organisation of a community initiative. Interviews
with experts, participants and various different stakeholders
clarify their approach to local challenges. At a global level,
common threads and differences are made clear. Handmade Urbanism
drafts a possible urban vision of a city impacted by these
initiatives. It promotes participatory community projects, while
exploring their potential to impact on the city at large - to the
benefit of all. This publication accompanies the documentary Urban
Future, which provides the reader with further information from the
ground.
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