TY - GEN AU - Hernandez Garcia, Jaime TI - Public space in informal settlements : the barrios of Bogota SN - 9781443851282 U1 - 307.34 PY - 2013/// CY - Newcastle upon Tyne PB - Cambridge Scholars Publishing KW - N1 - CONTENTS List of Figures ix Preface x Peter Kellett Acknowledgements xii Introduction 1 Informal, Popular or (Extra)Ordinary Settlements? Chapter One 13 Informal Settlements and Public Spaces: Themes and Theories Informal Settlements Public Spaces in Informal Settlements The Production of Urban Space The Social Construction of Place Built Form and Language Chapter Two 45 The Context of the Study: Place, Methodology and Case Studies Informal Settlements in Bogota Public Spaces in Informal Settlements Research Methodology and Approach Fieldwork Data Collection and Analysis The Case Studies Chapter Three 83 The Production of Informal Public Space The Social Production of Urban Space The Organization Process The Development Process Actors and Roles Defending and Upgrading Chapter Four 114 Public Space and Users: Functional and Symbolic Interactions The Social Construction of Public Space Social and Cultural Practices: Everyday Construction Recreation and Commerce: Functional Construction Conflictive Use: Power Construction Emotional and Cognitive: Experiential and Symbolic Constructions Chapter Five 147 Language, Form and Meaning Production, Use and Language Informal Urban Planning Popular Aesthetics Design Language Meaning Conclusion. 178 Beyond Ordinary Public Spaces List of Abbreviations and Acronyms 195 Notes 197 References 200 Index 215 ER -