Overview
- Comprehensive coverage of urban transformation and urban dynamics in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in the last thirty years
- Essential reference book for urban researchers, public officials and social activists
- Fully illustrated with colorful maps and pictures of Rio de Janeiro metropolis
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: The Latin American Studies Book Series (LASBS)
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Table of contents (16 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Territory, Economy and Society
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Front Matter
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Citizenship, Public Policy and Metropolitan Governance
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About this book
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 written by researchers from the Brazilian Metropolitan Observatory in Rio de Janeiro. The aim 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.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Luiz Cesar de Queiroz Ribeiro is Professor at the Institute of Urban and Regional Research and Planning (IPPUR) at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He is the national coordinator of the Metropolis Observatory (INCT) and Visiting Professor at the Social Sciences Institute at the University of Lisbon, Portugal.
His research specialties include: urbanization, metropolis, urban dynamics, national territory, socio-spatial inclusion/segregation in metropolis, urban governance and management.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Urban Transformations in Rio de Janeiro
Book Subtitle: Development, Segregation, and Governance
Editors: Luiz Cesar de Queiroz Ribeiro
Series Title: The Latin American Studies Book Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51899-2
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-51898-5Published: 26 April 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-84773-3Published: 18 July 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-51899-2Published: 18 April 2017
Series ISSN: 2366-3421
Series E-ISSN: 2366-343X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 319
Number of Illustrations: 26 b/w illustrations, 21 illustrations in colour
Topics: Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns), Regional Development, Latin American Politics, Urban Economics, Regional and Cultural Studies