Contemporary urbanism in Brazil : beyond Brasília / edited by Vicente del Rio and William Siembieda ; foreword by Jon Lang.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rio, Vicente del, 1955-

Siembieda, William J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

City planning--Brazil.

City planning.

Brazil.

Physical Description:

xxxii, 331 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm

Place of Publication:

Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2009]

Contents:

Introduction : historical background / Vicente del Rio

Brasília : permanence and transformations / Maria Elaine Kohlsdorf, Gunter Kohlsdorf, and Frederico de Holanda

Challenges for new town design in a frontier region : Palmas / Dirceu Trindade

The vertical cityscape in São Paulo : the influence of modernism in urban design / Silvio Soares Macedo

The shopping centers shaping the Brazilian city : two case studies in São Paulo / Gilda Collet Bruna and Heliana Comin Vargas

The cultural corridor project : revitalization and preservation in downtown Rio de Janeiro / Vicente del Rio and Denise de Alcantara

Revisiting the Pelourinho : preservation, cultural heritage and place marketing in Salvador, Bahia / Ana Fernandes and Marco A.A. de Filgueiras Gomes

Riverfront revitalization in the Amazon : the case of Belém / Simone Silene Dias Seabra and Alice da Silva Rodrigues

Redesigning brownfields in Porto Alegre / Lineu Castello

Urban design, planning, and the politics of development in Curitiba / Clara Irazábal

Reclaiming city image and street livability : Projeto Rio Cidade, Rio de Janeiro / Vicente del Rio

Reshaping the metropolitan territory : contemporary urban interventions in São Paulo / Carlos Leite

Upgrading squatter settlements into city neighborhoods : the Favela-Bairro program in Rio de Janeiro / Cristiane Rose Duarte and Fernanda Magalhães

Conclusion : lessons from Brazilian contemporary urbanism / William Siembieda.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-317) and index.

ISBN:

9780813032818

0813032814

OCLC:

226356630