Lively Infrastructure

Theory, Culture & Society

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 137-161

  Amin, Ash ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

favelas; infrastructure; occupations; rights to the city; sociality; solidarity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84915735254     PISSN: 02632764     EISSN: 14603616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0263276414548490     Document Type: Article

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