Urban Transformations in Rio de Janeiro Development, Segregation, and Governance
This book provides an overview of urban transformations taking place in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in the last three decades. It analyses urban dynamics within the metropolis and its relationship with Brazilian urban networks. This book is structured in three main parts with sixteen chapters...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cham
Springer International Publishing
2017, 2017
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2017 |
| Series: | The Latin American Studies Book Series
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | This book provides an overview of urban transformations taking place in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in the last three decades. It analyses urban dynamics within the metropolis and its relationship with Brazilian urban networks. This book is structured in three main parts with sixteen chapters written by researchers from the Brazilian Metropolitan Observatory in Rio de Janeiro. The aim of the book is to study urban transformation and stagnation with regards to urban mobility and infrastructure, social analysis of territory, housing and housing market, metropolitan governance, demography, residential segregation and inequality of opportunities, among other topics |
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| Physical Description: | XIV, 319 p. 47 illus., 21 illus. in color online resource |
| ISBN: | 9783319518992 |