|
ArchitectureWeek Book Center
New books and classics, too, on architecture, building, architects, design, construction, design media, and more...
As noted by the editors of ArchitectureWeek. Suggestions and submissions are welcome.
 | Shadow Cities: A Billion Squatters, A New Urban World
Author: Robert Neuwirth
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2004
ISBN 0415933196
| List Price: $34.95
Currently not available | |
Category: Urban Planning / Case Studies /
ArchitectureWeek Description
Urban squatters — families that risk the wrath of governments and property owners by building dwellings on land they don't own — represent one out of every ten people on the planet. Squatters create complex local economies with high rises, shopping strips, banks, and self-government in their search for decent places to live. This book reveals squatter communities from Rio to Bombay that give a glimpse into our urban future and show new visions of what constitutes property and community. Amazon Customer Average Rating: 
Also available — Selected Architecture Posters and Prints
For more books on specific architects and buildings, please see the detailed listings in the Great Buildings Architect Pages and Building Pages.
We greatly appreciate your suggestions for great new books about architecture and building!
Architecture book publishers are invited to submit new books for possible book review coverage and listing in the collection:
Via USPS — Books Editor, ArchitectureWeek, PO Box 1588, Eugene, OR 97440 USA.
|
