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Informal settlements are the most common form of urbanization on the planet, accounting for one-third of the total urban form. It is expected that by the mid twenty-first century, up to three billion people will live in informal urban environments. However, we lack a consistent mapping method to pinpoint where that informality is located or how it expands. This paper presents the findings from a collection of standardized measurements of 260 informal settlements across the world. The main research goal is to identify a standard global sample of informal neighborhoods. It then focuses on mapping urban growth with remote sensing and direct mapping tools. The third stage classifies settlements based on how adjacency features such as development, topography, or bodies of water relate to their growth. The survey of growth corroborates the idea of informality as expanding geography, although at different rates than previously cited in the literature. We found peri-urban location to be a suitable estimator of informal settlement growth. This finding validates the comparison of multiple settlements to understand rates of change of urban informality worldwide. The findings here are vital to resolve important questions about the role of informal urban development in the context of accelerated global population growth.
Jota Samper; Jennifer Shelby; Dean Behary. The Paradox of Informal Settlements Revealed in an ATLAS of Informality: Findings from Mapping Growth in the Most Common Yet Unmapped Forms of Urbanization. Sustainability 2020, 12, 9510 .
AMA StyleJota Samper, Jennifer Shelby, Dean Behary. The Paradox of Informal Settlements Revealed in an ATLAS of Informality: Findings from Mapping Growth in the Most Common Yet Unmapped Forms of Urbanization. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (22):9510.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJota Samper; Jennifer Shelby; Dean Behary. 2020. "The Paradox of Informal Settlements Revealed in an ATLAS of Informality: Findings from Mapping Growth in the Most Common Yet Unmapped Forms of Urbanization." Sustainability 12, no. 22: 9510.
How are civil society organizations responding to COVID-19’s impacts on informal settlements? In Latin America, civil society organizations have developed a repertoire of collective action, seeking to provide immediate and medium-term responses to the emergency. This paper aims to map these initiatives and identify strategic approaches to tackle the issues, given the strengths of those undertaking the initiative, and the scope, purpose and sphere of intervention. Using direct contact, a survey, and a virtual ethnography with social organizations has allowed us to identify and characterize the initiatives. The repertoire focuses on emergency measures around food security, and pedagogies for prevention, sanitation and income relief at the neighbourhood and district levels. We argue that the civil society response repertoire is diverse in form and resources but limited in scope; meanwhile the urgency of the situation and the mismatch with state action mean that crucial spheres of informality, vital to cultivating grounds for a healthy recovery phase, are being neglected.
Isabel Duque Franco; Catalina Ortiz; Jota Samper; Gynna Millan. Mapping repertoires of collective action facing the COVID-19 pandemic in informal settlements in Latin American cities. Environment and Urbanization 2020, 32, 523 -546.
AMA StyleIsabel Duque Franco, Catalina Ortiz, Jota Samper, Gynna Millan. Mapping repertoires of collective action facing the COVID-19 pandemic in informal settlements in Latin American cities. Environment and Urbanization. 2020; 32 (2):523-546.
Chicago/Turabian StyleIsabel Duque Franco; Catalina Ortiz; Jota Samper; Gynna Millan. 2020. "Mapping repertoires of collective action facing the COVID-19 pandemic in informal settlements in Latin American cities." Environment and Urbanization 32, no. 2: 523-546.
Jota Samper. Urban Upgrading in a Context of Violence: Perceptions of Security and Physical Space in the Case of the Favela-Bairro in Rio de Janeiro. International Relations and Diplomacy 2016, 4, 1 .
AMA StyleJota Samper. Urban Upgrading in a Context of Violence: Perceptions of Security and Physical Space in the Case of the Favela-Bairro in Rio de Janeiro. International Relations and Diplomacy. 2016; 4 (12):1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJota Samper. 2016. "Urban Upgrading in a Context of Violence: Perceptions of Security and Physical Space in the Case of the Favela-Bairro in Rio de Janeiro." International Relations and Diplomacy 4, no. 12: 1.
Jota (José) Samper. A Review of “Global Urbanization”. Journal of the American Planning Association 2011, 77, 392 -392.
AMA StyleJota (José) Samper. A Review of “Global Urbanization”. Journal of the American Planning Association. 2011; 77 (4):392-392.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJota (José) Samper. 2011. "A Review of “Global Urbanization”." Journal of the American Planning Association 77, no. 4: 392-392.