Iron Curtains has been awarded Honorable Mention for the 2013 ASEEES Harvard Davis
Center Book Prize! The prize is sponsored by Harvard University's Davis Center for Russian …

The aim of this paper is to examine the differences and similarities in housing policies in the
four Latin American countries of Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Colombia. The paper uses the …

Social exclusion and inclusion are context-specific concepts in at least three senses. First, in
normative terms, the dominant image, framework, ideal or paradigm of an inclusive society …

In contemporary Manila, slums and squatter settlements are peppered throughout the city,
often pushing right up against the walled enclaves of the privileged, creating the complex …

In 2009, the world's urban population surpassed its rural population for the first time in
human history. The demand for safe, decent, and affordable housing has evolved …

One of the main factors of imbalance in the urban development of cities is undoubtedly their
growth rate. In this sense, one of the main characteristics of rural-urban migration …

Resumen PREVOT-SCHAPIRA, MARIE-FRANCE y CATTANEO PINEDA, RODRIGO.
Buenos Aires: la fragmentación en los intersticios de una sociedad polarizada. EURE …

This paper examines how land use regulations applied in the formal sector can influence
housing outcomes in both the formal and informal sectors, using metropolitan Buenos Aires …

Bogotá's urban and regional planning has focused on pressing demographic, economic,
and urban development needs that can no longer be administered without a comprehensive …

A century ago Latin America was mostly rural. Today it is one of the most urbanized regions
in the world. Over 80 percent of the population of Latin America and the Caribbean live in …