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. Ed(S): Roberts, B.; Wilson, R. - Urban Segregation and Governance in the Americas - 9781349376193 - V9781349376193
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Urban Segregation and Governance in the Americas

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Description for Urban Segregation and Governance in the Americas Paperback. Editor(s): Roberts, B.; Wilson, R. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHB; JPA; JPP; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Residential segregation is a key issue for good governance in Latin American cities. The isolation of people of different social classes or ethnicities has potential political and social consequences, including differential access to and quality of education, health and other services. This volume uses the recent availability of geo-coded census data and techniques of spatial analysis to conduct the first detailed comparative examination of residential segregation in six major Latin American metropolises, with Austin, Texas, as a US comparison. It demonstrates the high degree of residential segregation of contemporary Latin American cities and discusses implications for the welfare of urban ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
231
Condition
New
Number of Pages
231
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349376193
SKU
V9781349376193
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99-15

About . Ed(S): Roberts, B.; Wilson, R.
BRYAN R. ROBERTS is a Professor at the Department of Sociology and the current Director of the Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies at the University of Texas at Austin, USA. ROBERT H.WILSON is Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Research and Mike Hogg Professor of Urban Policy, LBJ School of Public Affairs, at the University of Texas-Austin, USA. ... Read more

Reviews for Urban Segregation and Governance in the Americas
"This book is a pioneering effort in its comparative approach, as it looks at both Latin American and US examples. For this reason it fills a void in this particular area of socio-economic segregation studies." - Perry Mars, Professor of Africana Studies, Wayne State University "This book isa"must read"for anyone withaserious interest in addressing critical social policy ... Read more

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