"Mumbai Recycled. Interpreting the slum" Coordinators Rosa Cervera, Javier G. Pioz

Published by Universidad de Alcalá, 2012

Mumbai (old Bombay) is India's commercial capital and one of the busiest cities on the planet. Six million people live here in informal settlements, they generate 50% of the economy. Mumbai Recycled. Interpretando el slum" presents multiple perspectives on the phenomenon of unplanned city development and seeks alternative solutions to traditional urbanism.

Multicultural, religious, strategic, independent, independent, diverse, dense, dense, dynamic, democratic, democratic, informal, urban, free market, political, formal, vibrant, commercial, wealthy, rural, migration, sustainability are just some of the words that describe the city of Mumbai. Rosa Cervera tackles the topic Genetic urbanism and the living city, Javier G. Pioz discusses What kind of architecture can be drawn where no architecture can be drawn, Jesus Arcediano develops the topic Slums of India - a case study of the unplanned city, and Rajeev Thakker presents Mumbai recycled.

Part two of the volume, Interviniendo en Mumbai, maps the slums of Mumbai and proposes 12 urban interventions.