ABSTRACT

In almost every country of the developing world, the most active builders are squatters, creating complex local economies with high rises, shopping strips, banks, and self-government. As they invent new social structures, Neuwirth argues, squatters are at the forefront of the worldwide movement to develop new visions of what constitutes property and community.


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chapter |22 pages

Prologue

Crossing the Tin Roof Boundary Line

part |151 pages

Time Present

chapter 1|41 pages

Rio de Janeiro

City without Titles

chapter 2|33 pages

Nairobi

The Squatter Control

chapter 3|42 pages

Mumbai

Squatter Class Structure

chapter 4|31 pages

Istanbul

The Promise of Squatter Self-Government

part |63 pages

Time Past

chapter 5|28 pages

The 21st Century Medieval City

chapter 6|33 pages

Squatters in New York

part |68 pages

Issues on the Way Forward

chapter 7|9 pages

The Habitat Fantasy

chapter 8|30 pages

Are Squatters Criminals?

chapter 9|26 pages

Proper Squatters, Improper Property

part |9 pages

Time Future

chapter 10|7 pages

The Cities of Tomorrow