{"product_id":"urban-planning-for-social-justice-camilo-espitia-9781032462615","title":"Urban Planning for Social Justice in Latin America","description":"\u003cp\u003eUrban Planning for Social Justice in Latin America explores how urban planning can be used as a tool for social equity. The book examines several Latin American cities, each with specific challenges, and explores how they have gradually overcome these difficulties through policies, planning, and design, and with private\/public sector coordination.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe cases include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe built environment and social mobility in Bogotá;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMexico City and its difficulties with water scarcity;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAddressing air quality and environmental justice in Lima;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSantiago de Chile's energy consumption and carbon footprint;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBuenos Aires and the issue of urban agriculture and food security;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConnectivity as a social transformation device in Medellín.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book goes beyond simply identifying the challenges and explains some of the practical day-to-day planning efforts, including interviews with staff from those municipalities, illustrations, and strategies that have been successful. As a result, this book will be helpful to planners in the region, as well as outside Latin America, because it demonstrates how fruitful results can be achieved in areas typically perceived as underdeveloped.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough based on research and data, this book offers a positive perspective on the possibilities rather than the limitations, hoping to inspire new generations of planners to pursue careers in search of social change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Camilo Espitia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1032462612\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781032462615\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/08\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 140\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.32d","brand":"Camilo Espitia","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47001302237439,"sku":"9781032462615","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b141428a-c039-4ddd-87bc-903c201e5c4a.jpg?v=1751600672","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/urban-planning-for-social-justice-camilo-espitia-9781032462615","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}