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Christien Klaufus - Urban Residence: Housing and Social Transformations in Globalizing Ecuador (Cedla Latin America Studies) - 9780857453716 - V9780857453716
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Urban Residence: Housing and Social Transformations in Globalizing Ecuador (Cedla Latin America Studies)

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Description for Urban Residence: Housing and Social Transformations in Globalizing Ecuador (Cedla Latin America Studies) Hardcover. Riobamba and Cuenca,two intermediate cities in Ecuador, have become part of global networks through transnational migration, incoming remittances, tourism, and global economic connections. Their landscape is changing in several significant ways, a reflection of the social and urban transformations occurring in contemporary Ecuadorian society. Series: CEDLA Latin American Studies. Num Pages: 360 pages, 42 figs, 13 tables, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSE; JFSG; JHM; KCU. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 562. Housing and Social Transformations in Globalizing Ecuador. Series: CEDLA Latin American Studies. 360 pages, 42 figs, 13 tables, 5 maps. Riobamba and Cuenca,two intermediate cities in Ecuador, have become part of global networks through transnational migration, incoming remittances, tourism, and global economic connections. Their landscape is changing in several significant ways, a reflection of the social and urban transformations occurring in contemporary Ecuadorian society. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1KLSE; JFSG; JHM; KCU. Dimension: 235 x 153 x 22. Weight: 562.

Riobamba and Cuenca, two intermediate cities in Ecuador, have become part of global networks through transnational migration, incoming remittances, tourism, and global economic connections. Their landscape is changing in several significant ways, a reflection of the social and urban transformations occurring in contemporary Ecuadorian society. Exploring the discourses and actions of two contrasting population groups, rarely studied in tandem, within these cities—popular-settlement residents and professionals in the planning and construction sector—this study analyzes how each is involved in house designs and neighborhood consolidation. Ideas, ambitions, and power relations come into play at every stage of the production and use ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Series
CEDLA Latin American Studies
Number of Pages
330
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780857453716
SKU
V9780857453716
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About Christien Klaufus
Christien Klaufus holds a Masters degree in Architecture and a PhD in Cultural Anthropology. Before joining CEDLA in 2008, she was a researcher at Delft University of Technology. Her research focuses on urban development, housing, architecture, and material culture. She has worked in Ecuador, Guatemala, El Salvador, Peru, and the Netherlands.

Reviews for Urban Residence: Housing and Social Transformations in Globalizing Ecuador (Cedla Latin America Studies)
“Klaufus’ work provides interesting cultural insight for architecture and urban planning fields with an added anthropological perspective often overlooked and understudied… This ambitious project achieves an admirable breadth of themes, an impressive range of theoretical engagement.” · Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology “This is a wonderful book..[The] inclusion of two contrasting population groups in two ... Read more

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