Bottom-up urbanization and the culture of squatting : a critical assessment
Author
Source
Issue
Vol. 4, Issue 2 (31 Dec. 2021)12 p.
Publisher
Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies
Publication Date
2021-12-31
Country of Publication
Qatar
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Sociology and Anthropology and Social Work
Abstract EN
Informal housing, often dismissed as slums or squatter settlements, constitutes a major part of the housing in developing third world countries.
many researchers attribute the emergence and development of such informal housing, or what some call "bottom-up urbanization," to the informal and uncontrolled economy in countries of the global south.
several theories emerged in the mid-twentieth century to explain this phenomenon, which led to proposals and policies that encouraged the urban poor to build their own homes.
however, this idea met with limited success.
this study, which presents a critique of some of these proposals and policies, offers a new theoretical contribution to the understanding of bottom-up urbanization with an emphasis on the centrality of the cultural factor.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Sayyad, Nizar. 2021. Bottom-up urbanization and the culture of squatting : a critical assessment. AlMuntaqa،Vol. 4, no. 2.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Sayyad, Nizar. Bottom-up urbanization and the culture of squatting : a critical assessment. AlMuntaqa Vol. 4, no. 2 (Dec. 2021 / Jan. 2022).
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1412353
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Sayyad, Nizar. Bottom-up urbanization and the culture of squatting : a critical assessment. AlMuntaqa. 2021. Vol. 4, no. 2.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1412353
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes margin notes.
Record ID
BIM-1412353