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<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\nThe settlement of lucrative zones by squatters leads to the destruction of many of these settlements and the displacing of many individuals. This is active method of removal that is not new and is seen in many urban planning projects such as those of Haussmann tearing down through old Parisian slums in the mid 1800\u2019s stating his methods are those of civic improvement and renovation. The affected are the poor who for the most part do not have land rights of where they live in and are thus subjected to the manipulation of those who can actually buy ,which are the wealthier elites of the population.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Present day depiction of slum destruction<\/p><\/div>\n
Methods of acquiring land such as awarding property rights to squatter populations is plausible but in many instances difficult because the people who require these lands for revenue do not want to give up the chance to earn money. As result, instances of \u201csurplus absorption\u201d through urban transformation begin to utilize methods such as \u201ccreative destruction\u201d which lead to the marginalization of the poor. It is not only through destruction that these areas are marginalized but it is through their recognition of their presence in the everyday context. For example many of these settlements do not even appear on the maps of the city that they physically pertain to. For this reason more proposals need to me made in cities around the world to regard these individuals as part of the formal city.<\/p>\n
Our current world exists in two halves that collide, \u201cthose that exist in the planet of building and those in the planet of the slum.\u201d [1] The possibility to unify exists but first we must look back and reflect upon what new methods of urbanization can be implemented to suit the two sides. The proposal must begin at the small scale and move its way up but it must indefinitely turn to the political sector because many of these cases deal with issues of human rights. As Lefebvre states, \u201crevolution has to be urban, or nothing at all.\u201d [1]<\/p>\n
1. David Harvey, The Right To The City, ( New York : Guilford Press, c2003.) p 23-40<\/p>\n
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The connection that exists between urbanization and capitalism has evolved throughout recent years. Many areas around the world most predominantly China, India, and certain countries in Latin America have experienced the effects of rapid urbanization as a result of capitalistic … Continue reading