Preface: In Happiness Inn

Introduction: Researching the Contemporary City

Peter Kellett and Jaime Hernández-García

The Creation and Representation of the Urban

Cairo: A Deconstruction Reading of Space

Mona Abdelwahab

Transforming the Desert into a Liveable Place: The Egyptian Experience

Tamer Abdelfattah Ahmed

Negotiating Disabling Environments: A Collective Movement in Bangkok

Antika Sawadsri

The Production and Transformation of the Informal

Technology and Participation: Geo-information Tools in Setdement Upgrading

Musyimi Mbatbi

Status, Capital and Identiry: From Informal to Formal Housing in Bangkok

Rittirong Chutapruttikorn

The Construction and Appropriation of Public Spaces People Shaping Public Spaces

Popular Urban Design Processes in Mexico

Mauricio Hernández- Bonilla

The Production ofInformal Urban Space: The Barrios of Bogota

Jaime Hernández-Garcia

Converging Heritage Approaches in Historie Centres: 1he Danzón and the Zócalo of Veracruz, Mexieo

Brenda Galván-López

The Transformation, Use and Meaning of Home

About Domestie Architecture: From Rural to Urban in Indonesia

Muhammad Faqih

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