Re-Thinking Urban Informality
Shakeel Ahmad, Majeeb Ur Rehman
Re-Thinking Urban Informality.
Rel. Mario Artuso, Maurizio Tiepolo. Politecnico di Torino, Master of science program in Architecture For The Sustainability Design, 2022
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Abstract
Global South’s cities are undergoing fast urbanization, resulting in a demand for additional housing that governments are unable to meet. By 2050, approximately an additional three billion people will be living in improvised housing. Despite these projections, many top policymakers are still focused on preventing informal urbanization. It’s important to recognize that in developing-world cities, informal activities dominate every element of social and economic activity. Informality has been highlighted as the key mechanism of urbanization and urban growth throughout Africa and much of emerging Asia. The phenomenon of informality as a kind of urbanism has been limited to developing countries’ urbanization processes.
As a conclusion, this thesis investigates the role of the informal city in future urbanization, as well as what is required to ensure that these settlements are resilient and sustainable in the long run
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