Publisher's Synopsis
Several studies have revealed that large number of the urban population of the main cities in developing countries are living in illegal conditions. This book discusses the role played by law in the process of urban change. The contributors compare and analyse the evolution of urban legislation in 13 countries from the viewpoint of the relationship between their often elitist legal-institutional apparatuses and the existing processes of land use and access to housing, including those resulting the informal occupation of the urban space.
