Böcker av Jorge E. Hardoy

The true planners and builders of Third World cities are the poor. They organize, plan and build with no help from professionals. This book challenges the common assumptions about the urban Third World - for example that urban citizens live in very large cities and that cities are growing rapidly.

Describes environmental problems and their effect on human health, local ecosystems and global cycles. This title points to the political causes that underpin many of these problems - including ineffective, unaccountable governments, and aid agencies' reluctance to work with the urban poor.