Violence and Resilience in Latin American Cities

ISBN-13: 9781780324562 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 208 str.

Kees Koonings; Dirk Kruijt

Opis

Even as violent crime has declined worldwide in recent decades, Latin American cities have remained dangerous they are now among the most violent in the world. This book brings together a stellar roster of contributors to look at the causes and consequences, as well as the possible solutions to the problem of urban violence in Latin America.
Using a framework of fragility and resilience, the contributors explore the ways that rapid urbanization with its accompanying poverty and exclusion has combined with the wide availability of firearms and a relatively young population to contribute to high rates of homicide and other violent crime. That violence in turn spurs calls for increased law enforcement, which itself often takes excessively aggressive form, wreaking havoc on already marginalized communities. Featuring original fieldwork and case studies, this volume offers a fresh comparative approach to the issue that will be valuable to scholars and policy makers alike."

Spis treści

1. Urban Fragility and Resilience in Latin America: Conceptual Approaches and Contemporary Patterns - Kees Koonings and Dirk Kruijt 2. 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 3. Caracas: From Heaven's Branch to Urban Hell - Roberto Briceño-León 4. Bogotá: Countering Violence with Urban Government - Alan Gilbert 5. San Salvador: Violence and Resilience in Gangland - Wim Savenije and Chris van der Borgh 6. San José: Urban Expansion, Violence and Resilience - Abelardo Morales Gamboa 7. Kingston: Violence and Resilience - Rivke Jaffe 8. Santo Domingo: Criminogenic Violence and Resilience - Lilian Bobea