Name: Shadow Cities
ISBN: 9780415953610

Robert Neuwirth

Investigative journalist Neuwirth lived among squatter communities from Rio to Bombay to Nairobi to Istanbul to give an impassioned, inside view of squatter life and a glimpse into the urban future.

A Billion Squatters, a New Urban World

Shadow Cities

Safiya 

It's a truth universally acknowledged that a squatter settlement in possession of self-built houses must be in want of title deeds.

And just as Austen describes in Pride and Prejudice, it's not an easy quest... not the least smooth. And probably, sometimes isn't the right thing to want. If you read De Soto, or take a glimpse at WBG programs, you'd know how it's a mischievous step. Rather give them he security and amnesty not property ! (that's just a long story short about 4 case studies)...

This was a light one compared to the huge "census" like inventories. For once a book truly captures the spirit / genius loci of squatter settlements. And there are many things we can learn and discuss with them not in a romanticising way, toujours est il that they're not having the best life conditions out there !

The squatters are ready.
Are we?

Shadow Cities A Billion Squatters, a New Urban World

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