Robert Neuwirth

Robert Neuwirth

Robert Neuwirth is an American journalist and author. He wrote "Shadow Cities: A Billion Squatters, A New Urban World", a book describing his experiences living in squatter communities in Africa, Brazil, Turkey and India. His articles have appeared in the "New York Times", "The Nation", and "Newsday". He is currently working on a new book on street traders around the world.

His blog, Squatter City, is an important and widely used resource for people seeking a global over view of shack dweller struggles.

External links

* [http://squattercity.blogspot.com/ squattercity] , Robert Neuwirth's blog
* [http://www.itconversations.com/shows/detail780.html Habitat] , presentation from Pop!Tech October 2005
* [http://longnow.org/projects/seminars/ The 21st Century Medieval City] , Seminar at the Long Now, June 2005
* [http://inhome.rediff.com/news/2005/mar/25inter.htm Interview with Robert Neuwirth, rediff.com]
* [http://www.metamute.org/Naked-Cities-Struggle-in-the-Global-Slums Special issue of Mute Magazine on Global Slums including review of Neuwirth's book]
* [http://ted.com/tedtalks/tedtalksplayer.cfm?key=r_neuwirth Video of a lecture/slideshow] at the 2005 TED Conference.


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