Published
May 1, 2024Page count
224 pagesISBN
978-1529219173Dimensions
244 x 170 mmImprint
Bristol University PressPublished
May 1, 2024Page count
224 pagesISBN
978-1529219166Dimensions
244 x 170 mmImprint
Bristol University PressPublished
May 1, 2024Page count
224 pagesISBN
978-1529219180Dimensions
240 x 172 mmImprint
Bristol University Press
Urban Informality
This book is the first to provide an introductory overview to the concept of ‘urban informality’, taking an international perspective across the global North and South. It explores theoretical understandings of the term, and looks at how it affects ways of living, such as land use, housing and basic services, working lives and politics.
Using a broad range of material to bring the topic to life, including non-conventional sources – such as fiction, poetry, photography, interviews and other media – the book helps students, practitioners and scholars develop learning and research on this topic. The book also includes interjections from diverse voices of practitioners, community activists and regional experts.
Melanie Lombard is Senior Lecturer in the Urban Studies and Planning Department at University of Sheffield, UK. Her research explores aspects of urban informality, relating particularly to housing, land and place, through a focus on urban residents’ everyday constructive activities, in cities in Latin America, Africa and the UK. She has published widely in journals and contributed chapters to several edited collections.
Philipp Horn is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning at the University of Sheffield, UK. His research focuses on inclusive urban development, indigenous urbanization, youth rights, and participatory planning in the global South, with a regional focus on Latin America. He has published numerous journal articles, books, book chapters and working papers.
Introduction
Part 1: Conceptualising Urban Informality
Representing Urban Informality: A Multi-Voice Chronology of Informality Debates
Part 2: Urban Informality as a way of life
Informality as a way of living in the city
Informality as a way of working in the city
Informality as a way of governing the city
Part 3: What to do about informality
Top-Down
Bottom-Up
Emerging Alternatives
Conclusion
