Rio de Janeiro : Urban Expansion and the Environment PDF
Edited by Jose L. S. Gamez, Zhongjie Lin, Jeffrey Nesbit
Part of the Built Environment City Studies series
Description
Using Rio de Janeiro as the case study city, this book highlights and examines issues surrounding the development of mega-cities in Latin America and beyond.
Complex dynamics of urbanization such as mega-event-driven development, infrastructure investment, and informal urban expansion are intertwined with changing climatic conditions that demand new approaches to sustainable urbanism.
The urban conditions facing 21st century cities such as Rio emphasize the need to revisit urban forms, reintegrate infrastructure, and re-evaluate practices. With contributions from 15 scholars from several countries exploring urbanism, urbanization, and climate change, this book provides insights into the contextual and environmental issues shaping Rio in the age of globalization.
Each of the book’s three sections addresses an interdisciplinary range of topics impacting urbanism in Latin America, which will be accessible to researchers and professionals interested in urbanization, urban design, sustainability, planning, and architecture.
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- Format:PDF
- Pages:182 pages, 2 Tables, black and white; 16 Line drawings, black and white; 14 Halftones, black and whi
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:25/06/2019
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- ISBN:9780429671883
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Download - Immediately Available
- Format:PDF
- Pages:182 pages, 2 Tables, black and white; 16 Line drawings, black and white; 14 Halftones, black and whi
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:25/06/2019
- Category:
- ISBN:9780429671883
