List of Figures

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Figures vii
4. Acknowledgements ix
5. Foreword xi
6. Chapter 1 Introduction: Reimagining the Informal in Latin America 1
7. Part I: Critical Perspectives
8. Chapter 2 The Form of the Informal: Investigating Brazilian Self-Built Housing Solutions 23
9. Chapter 3 Informal Practices in the Formal City: Housing, Disagreement and Recognition in Downtown São Paulo 39
10. Chapter 4 The Informal Architecture of Brasilia: An Analysis of the Contemporary Urban Role of its Satellite Settlements 53
11. Chapter 5 The Evolution of Informal Settlements in Chile: Improving Housing Conditions in Cities 71
12. Chapter 6 Housing for the Poor in the City Centre: A Review of the Chilean Experience and a Challenge for Incremental Design 91
13. Part II: Critical Practices
14. Chapter 7 Rules of Engagement: Caracas and the Informal City 119
15. Chapter 8 Integrated Informality in the Barrios of Havana 137
16. Chapter 9 Formal–Informal Connections in the Favelas of Rio de Janeiro: The Favela-Bairro Programme 163
17. Chapter 10 Spatial Strategies and Urban Social Policy: Urbanism and Poverty Reduction in the Favelas of Rio de Janeiro 181
18. Chapter 11 Urban and Social Articulation: Megacities, Exclusion and Urbanity 207
19. Chapter 12 Public-City in Manifesto: The Formal City In-formed by Public Interest 225
20. Notes on Contributors 237
21. Index 245