Incremental production of urban space: a typology of informal design

Kamalipour, Hesam ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7216-7115 and Dovey, Kim 2020. Incremental production of urban space: a typology of informal design. Habitat International 98 , 102133. 10.1016/j.habitatint.2020.102133

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Abstract

Informal settlement is a form of incremental urban design and planning that seems set to remain a primary mode of urban development in cities of the global South. Yet, we know very little about how incremental urbanism works. In this paper, we suggest a typology of increments as a conceptual lens for understanding the emergence of informal settlement morphologies. We consider the ways residents extend and renovate buildings at micro-spatial scales and identify typical increments of ‘extend’, ‘attach’, ‘replace’, ‘divide’, ‘connect’ and ‘infill’. We also explore the informal rights and codes that govern the ways in which some increments encroach on public space – ‘rights of way’, ‘air-rights’ and ‘the right to light and ventilation’. We engage with the paradox that while every increment is a form of upgrading, informal settlements often produce slum conditions. We suggest that the most effective knowledge base for slum upgrading practices lies in a better understanding of informal settlement as a mode of spatial production.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Geography and Planning (GEOPL)
Publisher:	Elsevier
ISSN:	0197-3975
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	17 March 2020
Date of Acceptance:	6 February 2020
Last Modified:	05 Dec 2024 12:45
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/130462

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