Chapter 16: Smart and informal? Self-organization and everyday
Jaime Hernández-García; Iliana Hernández-García Department of Aesthetics, School of Architecture and Design, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia
Abstract
With the aim to offer an alternative understanding of smart cities, this chapter explores the relationship between smart and informal characteristics, presenting a discussion of two concepts arguably found in both smart and informal types of urban development: self-organization and the everyday. For this purpose, this chapter discusses the social and spatial production of informal settlements—how these areas show high degrees of self-organization based on everyday actions and interactions. In line with ...
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