{"title":"Dr Elek Pafka","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDr Elek Pafka\u003c\/strong\u003e offers insightful works that explore complex social and spatial dynamics, with a particular focus on urban environments and informal settlements. Readers can expect carefully researched titles that blend education and reference, appealing to those interested in geography, urban studies, and social sciences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHis books provide valuable perspectives on the challenges and realities of informal living spaces, making them essential resources for students, educators, and professionals seeking to deepen their understanding of urban development and planning.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"atlas-of-informal-settlement-by-matthijs-van-oostrum-9781350295032","title":"Atlas of Informal Settlement","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile often seen as unplanned or spontaneous, informal settlement is better understood as a mode of production: a co-evolution of architecture, urban design, and planning that embodies informal rules and shapes urban development.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAtlas of Informal Settlement\u003c\/i\u003e is a comparative study of the spatial logic of informal settlement based on mapping and analysing the evolution of urban form (morphogenesis) in 51 contemporary settlements across the planet—the first of its kind and a fundamental change in thinking for urban studies and built environment professionals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEach of the 51 case studies uses maps and aerial photographs to examine key stages of development, showing how informal settlement adapts to different contexts of political economy, topography, culture, climate, and land tenure; revealing a complex range of actors from settlers and states to land mafias and pirate developers. It demonstrates the range of design processes and formal outcomes; how the informal becomes formalised and vice versa. Interspersed with short chapters introducing key theoretical concepts, the Atlas shows how such practices may or may not produce ‘slums’, and how settlement is already a form of ‘upgrading’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eInformal settlement is the primary mode of production of affordable housing and neighbourhood infrastructure within cities of the Global South; with detailed mapping and profiling of 51 settlements, this book shows how such urban morphologies emerge in terms of architecture, urban design, and planning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47383574675692,"sku":"9781350295032","price":60.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/20862603482668.jpg?v=1773375389"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/dr-elek-pafka.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}