Title: Spatial Governance and Planning in Latin America: A Comparative Account
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Date: 2025
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1032484810
ISBN 13: 9781032484815
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: New

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This book is the first to provide an in-depth discussion of spatial governance and planning systems (SGPSs) in Latin America, with analysis and comparison across 10 different countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, and Uruguay. The primary function of SPGSs is to empower the public sector to exert control over spatial development. Originally understood mainly through a legal paradigm, it is now acknowledged that a range of informal institutions also play a role, responding to societal and community needs that the state or market is unable to address. This collection teases out these contrasting influences, highlighting the role of indigenous culture in certain contexts, and the increase of participatory processes in others. The book features not only individual country case studies, but also chapters discussing the broader themes, as well as how the Latin American context compares to the European one. A timely contribution to this evolving topic, the book will appeal to students and scholars in the fields of planning, urban and regional studies, public policy, and human geography.

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Juan E. Cabrera is an urbanism professor and a researcher at Universidad Privada Boliviana (UPB) and the Universidad Mayor de San Sim�n in Bolivia. Since 2024, he has been Secretary of the Latin American Association of Urban Planners (ALPU), as well as the founder of the Bolivian Institute of Urbanism (IBU).

Francesca Blanc is an Urban & Regional Planner at the LINKS Foundation, coordinating international projects focused on mobility justice, public space, and citizen engagement. She is a member of the UNESCO Chair on Intermediary Cities and the International Society of City and Regional Planners.

Giancarlo Cotella is a full professor of urban and regional planning at Politecnico di Torino. Since 2023, he has been serving as Secretary General of AESOP, the Association of European Schools of Planning.

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