ISBN:
9781108478021
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9781108745444
Sprache:
Englisch
Seiten:
xiii, 388 Seiten
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Illustration
Serie:
Cambridge studies in contentious politics
Paralleltitel:
Erscheint auch als Pasotti, Eleonara, - 1972- Resisting redevelopment
DDC:
307.1/2160983315
Schlagwort(e):
City planning
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City planning districts
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Stadtentwicklung
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Stadtplanung
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Stadt
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Großstadt
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Sanierung
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Gentrifizierung
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Widerstand
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Neoliberalismus
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Internationaler Vergleich
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Erde
Kurzfassung:
"In 2006, a group of residents in Yungay, a working-class neighborhood of lowrises in the center of Santiago, attended a public hearing organized by city officials. The neighbors had expected a perfunctory event, and attended somewhat by chance. Instead, to their surprise, officials informed participants of a plan to change zoning laws that would have dramatically augmented the construction of high-rises in their neighborhood. Residents knew that the threat was real. They had already observed waves of high-rises being built throughout the city, as the mayor pursued flagship projects and infrastructure modernization to position Santiago as a competitive center for international investment. This was taking place in the heart of a country considered the historical hotbed of neoliberalism: unions were weak, and the fiscal, planning, and taxation environment had traditionally and strongly favored developers"--
Anmerkung:
Tabellen, Literaturverzeichnis Seiten 347-382, Index
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Introduction
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Explaining protest against urban redevelopment
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Research design and overview of results
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Aspiring global cities
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Experiential tools and networks
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Squatting, experiential tools, and protest legacies
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Judicial resistance, experiential tools, and protest legacies
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Protest with high union support : Buenos Aires
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Council allies and partisan alignments
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Shaping redevelopment in public housing estates
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Militancy with a twist : fighting art to deter displacement in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles
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Conclusion
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