Building the Inclusive City : Theory and Practice for Confronting Urban Segregation

Urban segregation is one of the main challenges facing urban development around the globe. The usual outcome of many urban development patterns is an unequal social geography, with the urban poor living in large clusters that are remote, isolated, dangerous or unhealthy. The result is inequality in a number of dimensions of urban life, from deficient urban access, services or infrastructure to social isolation, neighbourhood violence, and lack of economic opportunity.

This book brings together debates on ethnic and economic segregation, combining theory and practical solutions to create a guide for those trying to understand and address urban segregation in any part of the world, and integrate ameliorating policies to contemporary urban development agendas.

Nilson Ariel Espino is a lecturer at McGill University’s Panama Field Study Semester, and at the Central American Master’s Program for Conservation of Cultural Heritage for Development, at the University of Panama. He also directs Panama City’s Urban Forum and Observatory and is a practicing architect and urban planner. He holds a bachelor’s degree in architecture from Santa María La Antigua Catholic University, a master’s in urban planning from the University of Arizona, and a Ph.D. in social and cultural anthropology from Rice University.