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From June 29th to July 3rd 2008 the XXIII UIA World Congress of Architecture Transmitting Architecture took place in Turin, Italy. One of the main sessions, titled Slum[e]scape, was coordinated by the Research and Documentation Centre in Technology, Architecture and Town in Developing Countries (CRD-PVS) of the Politecnico di Torino (Italy). The discussion was focused on policies, programmes, projects and practices dealing with the phenomenon of informal urban settlements in the so-called developing countries. The panel included people from UN Habitat, committed to the formulation of strategies that will improve living conditions in the slums, representatives of the Cities Alliance, of the Academia, architects and urban planners who collaborate in research networks examining urban problems in developing nations, with extensive experience in the field.

The posters included in the exhibit featuring rehabilitation projects are illustrated in second part of the book.

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