(Re)constructing (In)formality: The Politics of History, Urbanism, and Resettlement in Santo Domingo's Barrios

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(Re)constructing (In)formality: The Politics of History, Urbanism, and Resettlement in Santo Domingo's Barrios

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Victoria University of Wellington

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<b>This dissertation traces the history of urban informality in Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic. Concurrently, it examines the resettlement of La Barquita, a large barrio (local term for informal settlement) that occupied flood-prone land for over four decades. As the oldest existing city in the Americas, Santo Domingo is an ideal setting to investigate the largely untheorized intricacies between historical and contemporary informal urbanization and interventions aiming f...

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Doctoral

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2022

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Jose Nunez Collado

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https://figshare.com/articles/thesis/_Re_constructing_In_formality_The_Politics_of_History_Urbani...

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Architecture management / Community planning / History and theory of the built environment (excl. architecture) / Urban design / Slum resettlement / Urban informality / Santo Domingo / La Nueva Barquita / Urban history / Post-resettlement evaluation / Informal archives / School: Wellington School of Architecture / History and Theory of the Built Environment (excl. Architecture) / Community Planning / Urban Design / Architecture Management / Expanding knowledge in built environment and design / Degree Discipline: Architecture / Degree Discipline: Urban Planning Design / Degree Level: Doctoral / Degree Name: Doctor of Philosophy

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