Violence and resilience in Latin American cities / edited by Kees Koonings and Dirk Kruijt.

Other author Koonings, Kees.
Other author Kruijt, Dirk.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLondon : Zed Books, 2015.
Descriptionxi, 195 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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Subjects
Crime--Latin America. --Case studies.
Violence--Latin America. --Case studies.
Resilience (Personality trait)--Latin America. --Case studies.
Public safety--Latin America. --Case studies.
Law enforcement--Latin America. --Case studies.
Local government--Latin America. --Case studies.

Contents Urban fragility and resilience in Latin America : conceptual approaches and contemporary patterns / Kees Koonings and Dirk Kruijt -- Exclusion, violence and resilience in five Latin American megacities : a comparison of Buenos Aires, Lima, Mexico City, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo / Dirk Kruijt and Kees Koonings -- Caracas : from heaven's branch to urban hell / Roberto Briceño-León -- Bogotá : countering violence with urban government / Alan Gilbert -- San Salvador : violence and resilience in gangland : coping with the code of the street / Wim Savenije and Chris van der Borgh -- San José : urban expansion, violence and resilience / Abelardo Morales Gamboa -- Kingston : violence and resilience / Rivke Jaffe -- Santo Domingo : criminogenic violence and resilience / Lilian Bobea.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages [162]-186) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2017491461
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