Slum Upgrading and Participation : Lessons from Latin America

This book talks about participation, from the first to the last page. And that is its strength, for participation is a road leading to democracy. The true participation it talks about does not rely on hours of compulsory labor or imposed levies; there is nothing forced about it. Rather, it is a process in which men and women engage their will, their sense of responsibility, their abilities, their dignity. It is a vital participation, because it affects much of what makes for a better life in a poor neighborhood: water supplies, sanitation, electricity, roads, drainage, public spaces, housing. For some, participation creates risks, whether of popular protests, mismanaged conflicts of interests, or mounting expectations that are difficult to meet. But, in reality ad above all, participation creates opportunity. In favors civic learning and people's empowerment. It opens the way to alternatives. It enhances the quality of projects and the continuity of development. It enables an escape from rigid control or populist clientelism into a practice of strategies of negotiations.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Imparato, Ivo, Ruster, Jeff
Format: Publication biblioteca
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC: World Bank 2003
Subjects:SLUMS, PARTICIPATION ANALYSIS, DEMOCRACY, WATER SUPPLY, SANITATION, ELECTRICITY, DRAINAGE, HOUSING, DEVELOPMENT, FINANCIAL MECHANISMS, POOR PEOPLE, URBAN AREAS, FINANCING OPTIONS, SOCIAL PLANNING, CIVIL SOCIETY, GOVERNANCE AFFORDABLE HOUSING, ARCHITECTS, ARCHITECTURE, CITIES, COMMUNITIES, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION, COOPERATIVE HOUSING, CRIME, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMICS, ENGINEERS, GENDER, GOVERNMENT, HABITAT, HOMES, HOUSES, HOUSING FINANCE, HOUSING PROGRAMS, HOUSING PROJECTS, HOUSING SUBSIDIES, HOUSING UNITS, HUMAN SETTLEMENTS, INCOME, INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS, INHABITANTS, LAND TENURE, LICENSES, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, LOCAL LEVEL, LOCAL OFFICIALS, MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT, MUNICIPALITIES, MUNICIPALITY, NEIGHBORHOODS, PRIVATE SECTOR, PUBLIC HOUSING, PUBLIC SPACES, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, SETTLEMENT, SETTLEMENT UPGRADING, SHELTER, SOCIAL CAPITAL, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL EXCLUSION, SOCIAL SERVICES, STATE GOVERNMENTS, STREETS, URBAN DEVELOPMENT, URBAN GOVERNANCE, URBAN POOR, URBAN POPULATION, URBAN POVERTY, URBANIZATION, UTILITIES,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/06/2427514/slum-upgrading-participation-lessons-latin-america
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15133
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