“They Sold Us Illusions”: Informality, Redevelopment, and the Politics of Limpieza in the Dominican Republic

In the capital city of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, climate change and environmental concerns are used to justify massive redevelopment projects in informal settlements located along the rivers Ozama and Isabela. Residents in such river communities negotiate the uncertainty of state planning u...

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Main Authors: Raksha Vasudevan, Bjørn Sletto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cogitatio 2020-08-01
Series:Urban Planning
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Online Access:https://www.cogitatiopress.com/urbanplanning/article/view/3129