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dc.contributor.authorRivière d'Arc, Hélène*
dc.contributor.editorEade, Deborahen
dc.contributor.editorWestendorff, Daviden
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-24T09:51:58Zen
dc.date.available2011-05-24T09:51:58Zen
dc.date.issued2001-05-01en
dc.identifier.issn0961-4524en
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/09614520120056496en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10546/130503en
dc.descriptionDespite improvements in access to urban land and services since the 1980s, in both Brazil and Mexico, the consolidation of peripheral urban settlements has accentuated social segregation. Such trends highlight the continuing existence of poverty on a global scale. How have urban planners and urban managers chosen to frame the challenges facing low-income communities? How far does the language used by the technical experts allow them to engage in a dialogue with the people living in these marginalised communities, who place little faith in the outcomes of negotiations with the state?<p>This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis.</p>en
dc.format.extent6en
dc.format.mimetypePDFen
dc.language.isoEnglishen
dc.publisherOxfam GBen
dc.publisherRoutledgeen
dc.relation.urlhttp://policy-practice.oxfam.org.uk/publications/technical-versus-popular-language-some-reflections-on-the-vocabulary-of-urban-m-130503
dc.subjectApproach and methodology
dc.titleTechnical versus popular language: some reflections on the vocabulary of urban management in Mexico and Brazilen
dc.typeJournal articleen
dc.identifier.eissn1364-9213en
dc.identifier.journalDevelopment in Practiceen
oxfam.signoff.statusFor public use – can be shared outside Oxfamen
oxfam.subject.countryBrazilen
oxfam.subject.countryMexicoen
oxfam.subject.keywordDevelopment methods
oxfam.subject.keywordSocial protection
oxfam.subject.keywordDevelopment in Practice Journal
oxfam.subject.keywordDiP
prism.issuenameDevelopment and Citiesen
prism.number2 & 3en
prism.volume11en


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