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SUMMARY:Constructing the contemporary city: informal housing processes in 
 Latin America - Dr. Peter Kellett\, Senior Lecturer\, University of Newcas
 tle
DTSTART:20100602T121500Z
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CONTACT:Juan José Sarralde
DESCRIPTION:Abstract: Our understanding of how cities are planned and prod
 uced is being challenged by the\nexpanding cities of Latin America. Here t
 he majority of new construction is in the hands not of\nprofessionals\, bu
 t large numbers of informal dwellers and grassroots organisations who crea
 te\ntheir own housing environments with only tangential links to official 
 structures. Drawing on a long\nterm ethnographic study of informal settlem
 ent growth in Colombia the lecture will explore\naspects of these complex 
 processes from the perspective of these ordinary ʻcity buildersʼ and\ndi
 scuss some of the implications for our understanding of city form and hous
 ing production.\n\nBiography: Peter Kellett is an architect and social ant
 hropologist whose research focuses on the\ninterrelationship between peopl
 e and their dwelling environments. His doctoral research used\nethnographi
 c approaches to explore how the urban poor in Latin America create their o
 wn living places\nwith minimal resources but considerable energy and ingen
 uity. He has worked on international research\nprojects with a focus on in
 formal settlements and livelihoods\, and published extensively particularl
 y on\nhousing issues. His latest book is ‘Rethinking the Informal City: 
 Critical Perspectives from Latin America’\n(with Felipe Hernandez\, Berg
 hahn\, 2009).
LOCATION:First-floor Classroom\,  Department of Architecture\, 1-5 Scroope
  Terrace\, Cambridge\, CB2 1PX\, www.arct.cam.ac.uk
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