Books in the Routledge Studies in Cities and Development series

This book analyses the key livelihood and governance challenges that the urban poor experience while navigating public spaces in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It will be of interest to scholars in the field of Sociology, Development Studies, Planning, Geography and Anthropology.

Reducing Urban Violence in the Global South seeks to identify the drivers of urban violence in the cities of the Global South and how they relate to and interact with poverty and inequalities. The book explores what works, and what doesn't, to prevent and reduce violence in urban centres.

This book investigates urban tourism development in Sub-Saharan Africa, highlighting the challenges and risks involved, but also showcasing the potential benefits. The important insights in this book will be of interest to researchers and practitioners across Tourism, Geography, Urban Development, and African Studies.

Safer Cities in the Global South asks what happens when social theory, largely developed and tested in the Global North, meets the realities of life in the violent parts of cities in the Global South.

Safer Cities in the Global South asks what happens when social theory, largely developed and tested in the Global North, meets the realities of life in the violent parts of cities in the Global South. This book is perfect for researchers, policy makers and students interested in exclusion and violence in the cities of developing countries.

Through in-depth case studies and comparative research, The Politics of Slums in the Global South: Urban Informality in Brazil, India, South Africa and Peru integrates conceptual discussions on urban political dynamics with empirical material from research undertaken in Rio de Janeiro, Delhi, Chennai, Cape Town, Durban and Lima. The chapters engage with the relevant literature and present empirical material on urban governance and cities in the South, housing policy for the urban poor, the politics of knowledge and social mobilisation. Recent theories on urban informality and subaltern urbanism are explored and applied to these six cities, and the issue of popular participation in public interventions is critically assessed.

Through in-depth case studies and comparative research, The Politics of Slums in the Global South: Urban Informality in Brazil, India, South Africa and Peru integrates conceptual discussions on urban political dynamics with empirical material from research undertaken in Rio de Janeiro, Delhi, Chennai, Cape Town, Durban and Lima. The chapters engage with the relevant literature and present empirical material on urban governance and cities in the South, housing policy for the urban poor, the politics of knowledge and social mobilisation. Recent theories on urban informality and subaltern urbanism are explored and applied to these six cities, and the issue of popular participation in public interventions is critically assessed.