Contemporary urbanism in Brazil
Subtitle: beyond Brasília
By: edited by Vicente del Rio and William Siembieda ; foreword by Jon Lang.
Contributors: Rio, Vicente del, 1955-; Siembieda, William J.
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Gainesville
Language: eng
Number of pages: 331
ISBN-13: 9780813032818
Subjects: City planning -- Brazil
Description: "In this international collection of essays, architects, urban planners, and scholars assess the legacy of the major trends of contemporary urbanism in Brazil: late modernism, revitalization, and social inclusion. They examine how cities are regenerating themselves within a democratic political framework that meets market and social demands and that respects place, culture, and history."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.   ) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : historical background / Vicente del Rio; title: Brasília : permanence and transformations / Maria Elaine Kohlsdorf, Gunter Kohlsdorf, and Frederico de Holanda; title: Challenges for new town design in a frontier region : Palmas / Dirceu Trindade; title: The vertical cityscape in São Paulo : the influence of modernism in urban design / Silvio Soares Macedo; title: The shopping centers shaping the Brazilian city : two case studies in São Paulo / Gilda Collet Bruna and Heliana Comin Vargas; title: The cultural corridor project : revitalization and preservation in downtown Rio de Janeiro / Vicente del Rio and Denise de Alcantara; title: Revisiting the Pelourinho : preservation, cultural heritage and place marketing in Salvador, Bahia / Ana Fernandes and Marco A.A. de Filgueiras Gomes; title: Riverfront revitalization in the Amazon : the case of Belém / Simone Silene Dias Seabra and Alice da Silva Rodrigues; title: Redesigning brownfields in Porto Alegre / Lineu Castello; title: Urban design, planning, and the politics of development in Curitiba / Clara Irazábal; title: Reclaiming city image and street livability : Projeto Rio Cidade, Rio de Janeiro / Vicente del Rio; title: Reshaping the metropolitan territory : contemporary urban interventions in São Paulo / Carlos Leite; title: Upgrading squatter settlements into city neighborhoods : the Favela-Bairro program in Rio de Janeiro / Cristiane Rose Duarte and Fernanda Magalhães; title: Conclusion : lessons from Brazilian contemporary urbanism / William Siembieda.