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By: Lotje
Posted: Jul 6 09
Witnessed: 1223 times
Regions: Brazil, Cambodia, France, Nigeria, Russia, United States
Issues: Housing, Poverty, Sanitation
Tags: collaborative, documentary, infrastructure, mike davis, multi-authored, Participatory, urban poverty, urban slums
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