Handmade urbanism : from community initiatives to participatory models : Mumbai, São Paulo, Istanbul, Mexico City, Cape Town / organized/edited by Marcos L. Rosa, Ute E. Weiland ; with Ana Álvarez, Lindsay Bush, Demet Mutman, Priya Shankar.

Berlin : Jovis, c2013.

224 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm. + 1 DVD (sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.)

"People have always been interested in the cities in which they live. With the world's stark urbanization, the engagement of citizens to improve their urban environments is also growing. Far from the traditional urban planning culture, they make use of limited resources, offering solutions to face the challenges these cities offer. They focus on the provision of social infrastructure aiming to improve the living conditions of the residents at the local scale. Handmade Urbanism showcases 15 projects realized mostly in less favored areas of five major cities in emerging countries, examining the potential of urban transformation embedded in community initiatives. What is the basis for such initiatives? Which are the instruments and tools they use? Illustrations depict their operational modes, reveal the actors involved and trace the steps they made in the organization of the initiatives. Interviews with experts, actors and different stakeholders clarify their meaning towards the local challenges. At a global level, common threads and differences are made clear. Handmade Urbanism drafts a possible urban vision of the city impacted by those processes and organizes a discussion that promotes participatory initiatives while exploring their potential to impact on the city at large -- to the benefit of all. The publication includes the documentary 'Urban Future', which provides the reader with further information from the ground"--Provided by publisher.
Case studies in Mumbai (Bombay), São Paulo, Istanbul. Mexico City and Cape Town.

9783868592252 (cloth)
3868592253 (cloth)

Community development Case studies.
Urban renewal Developing countries Case studies.
Urbanization Developing countries Case studies.
Public spaces Developing countries Case studies.
Architecture and society Case studies.
Architecture et société Études de cas.
Architecture and society.
Community development.
Public spaces.
Urban renewal.
Urbanization.
Developing countries.

Video recordings (physical artifacts)
Optical disks.
DVDs.
Case studies.

Rosa, Marcos L., editor.

DVD title: Urban future

Location: Library main 284715
Call No.: BIB 223817
Status: Available