Revisiting urban informality: A positive spin on informality in planning practice

Download or read book Revisiting urban informality: A positive spin on informality in planning practice written by Rangajeewa Ratnayake and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-02-22 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revisiting urban informality: A positive spin on informality in planning practice is about about informality in planning practice and this is a book we have long been thinking about writing on the mode of operation of our cities. This volume attempts to understand our urban imaginaries in a different perspective. The topics discussed in this book inform us about everyday realities in our cities. Many of those realities have been unnoticed and under-researched. The book begins by looking at the a variety of approaches which have been taken by planners, sociologist and urban economics and identifies several themes relating to urban informality. Individual chapters then address a number of topics which are at the heart of the current debates.