Urban Transformations in Rio de Janeiro Development, Segregation, and Governance /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: de Queiroz Ribeiro, Luiz Cesar (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: The Latin American Studies Book Series,
• Subjects: Geography.; Culture > Study and teaching.; Latin America > Politics and government.; Urban geography.; Urban economics.; Economic development.; Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns).; Regional Development.; Latin American Politics.; Urban Economics.; Regional and Cultural Studies.

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...