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Over the last two decades "poverty" has moved centrestage as an issue within the social sciences. This volume, edited by one of Europe's foremost sociologists,

A world more urban... The world is undergoing massive urbanization, and is projected to increase from three to over four billion city dwellers, mostly in the de

This is compounded by the lack of voice and influence that low income groups have in these official spheres.

This book deepens the understanding of the broader processes that shape and mediate the responses to climate change of poor urban households and communities in

About half of the region's poor live in cities, and policy makers across Latin America are increasingly interested in policy advice on how to design programmes