Posts Tagged: Brazil
Urbanization News: July 15
That snazzy promo video is for this week’s featured urban happening, “The Just City: A Ford Forum on Metropolitan Opportunity” held in New York yesterday. Sponsored by the Ford Foundation, it brought together “Civic leaders and policymakers, urban designers and
Urbanization News: July 15
That snazzy promo video is for this week’s featured urban happening, “The Just City: A Ford Forum on Metropolitan Opportunity” held in New York yesterday. Sponsored by the Ford Foundation, it brought together “Civic leaders and policymakers, urban designers and
Urbanization News May 6
This week’s feature, A New Class of Consumers Grows in Africa: Market on Par With China’s and India’s, does not directly address urbanization but one can not help but wonder how this new class of Africans will shape Africa’s cities
Urbanization News May 6
This week’s feature, A New Class of Consumers Grows in Africa: Market on Par With China’s and India’s, does not directly address urbanization but one can not help but wonder how this new class of Africans will shape Africa’s cities
Curitiba, Brazil: Model of Sustainability
Curitiba Brazil is best known for its innovative urban planning practices from the 1970’s, including its famous Bus Rapid Transit system that functions as an “above ground subway.” Jaime Lerner is the former mayor of Curitiba responsible for most of
Curitiba, Brazil: Model of Sustainability
Curitiba Brazil is best known for its innovative urban planning practices from the 1970’s, including its famous Bus Rapid Transit system that functions as an “above ground subway.” Jaime Lerner is the former mayor of Curitiba responsible for most of
Rio’s Favelas From the Inside Out
The contrast of economic might with staggering poverty in cities like Rio de Janeiro seems to be capturing the world’s attention in a new way. Sure, voices that go beyond the “poverty-tour”-type depictions of life in megacities like Rio aren’t
Rio’s Favelas From the Inside Out
The contrast of economic might with staggering poverty in cities like Rio de Janeiro seems to be capturing the world’s attention in a new way. Sure, voices that go beyond the “poverty-tour”-type depictions of life in megacities like Rio aren’t
Encountering Urbanization 