Dialogos: Placemaking in Latino Communities - Michael Rios - Libros - Taylor & Francis Ltd - 9780415679015 - 31 de enero de 2012
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Latinos are one of the largest and fastest growing social groups in the United States, and their increased presence is profoundly shaping the character of urban, suburban, and rural places. This is a response to these developments and is the first book written for readers seeking to learn about, engage and plan with Latino communities. It considers how placemaking in marginalized communities sheds light on, and can inform, community-building practices of professionals and place dwellers alike.

Diálogos: Placemaking in Latino Communities will help readers better understand the conflicts and challenges inherent in placemaking, and to make effective and sustainable choices for practice in an increasingly multi-ethnic world. The essays explore three aspects of place: the appropriation and territorialization of the built environment, the claiming of rights through collective action, and a sense of belonging through civic participation. The authors illustrate their ideas through case studies and explain the implications of their work for placemaking practice.

A consistent theme about planning and design practice in Latino communities emerges throughout the book: placemaking happens with or without professional planners and designers. All of the essays in Diálogos demonstrate the need to not only imagine, build, and make places with local communities, but also to re-imagine how we practice democracy inclusive of cross-cultural exchange, understanding, and respect. This will require educators, students, and working professionals to incorporate the knowledge and skills of cultural competency into their everyday practices.


240 pages, 9 black & white tables, 40 black & white halftones

Medios de comunicación Libros     Paperback Book   (Libro con tapa blanda y lomo encolado)
Publicado 31 de enero de 2012
ISBN13 9780415679015
Editores Taylor & Francis Ltd
Género Ethnic Orientation > Hispanic
Páginas 218
Dimensiones 166 × 232 × 12 mm   ·   408 g
Lengua Inglés  
Editor Rios, Michael (University of California, Davis, USA)
Editor Vazquez, Leonardo (Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, USA)

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