Analyzing Urban Poverty: GIS for the Developing World
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| Rating | : | 4.71 (796 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1589481518 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 132 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-10-02 |
| Language | : | English |
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In developing countries, squatter developments are without infrastructure, dense with dwellings without ownership, and built from materials at hand. Analyzing Urban Poverty: GIS in the Developing World shows how geographic information systems (GIS) can be used in developing countries to improve quality of life in poor urban areas. Chapters cover site analyses of the natural and built environments, visualizing poverty maps, developing appropriate improvement proposals, managing these projects, and organizing communities and encouraging their participation.. The scope and depth of urban poverty in squatter developments requires immediate action. With thirty years of experience using GIS technology to manage urban problems in Venezuelan barrios, Rosario Giusti de Prez and Ramn Prez describe how they developed sustainable solutions that go beyond conventional planning programs. Yet they house more than one-third of the urban population in developing countries and are valued by residents
. He was the director of the Instituto de Investigaciones de Arquitectura y Sistemas Ambientales (ISA) at Zulia University for 5 years. Currently, she is the director of Grupo ESRI de Venezuela, C.A., and lives in Maracaibo. She was a professor of architecture at Zulia University for 23 years. Rosario Giusti de Perez received her degree in architecture from Zulia University in Venezuela and her master's in urban design at the University of Pen
An invaluable, unique guide. Midwest Book Review The two architect/authors involved in ANALYZING URBAN POVERTY spent years working on projects to revitalize barrios in their home country Venezuela, and their new book explains in detail how people can use GIS technology to identify and ultimately improve the quality of life in poor urban areas. Collections catering to urban planers and designers, architects, and which are strong in sociological analysis will find this crosses genres in surveying the real-world applications to G. Analyzing Urban Poverty Shaaz Ahmed This Is a great Book, I have not found any books about this specific topic and I was very happy to have found this one. Any Architect, Urban Planner, Government agency that wants to have a deep understanding of poverty housing structures and their place in big cities and their possible solutions should read this book The Authors seem very professional and experienced in the topic, I just loved the book, a great source of information and learning
Currently, she is the director of Grupo ESRI de Venezuela, C.A., and lives in Maracaibo. Ramon Perez received his degree in architecture from the University of Los Andes in Merida, Venezuela, and his master's in urban design from the University of Pennsylvania. He was the director of the Instituto de Investigaciones de Arquitectura y Sistemas Ambientales (ISA) at Zulia University for 5 years. She was a professor of architecture at Zulia University for 23 years. . About the Author Rosario Giusti de Perez received her degree in architecture from Zulia University in Vene