Rio De Janeiro - Urban Expansion and the Environment

Using Rio de Janeiro as the case study city, this book highlights and examines issues surrounding the development of mega-cities in Latin America and beyond. Complex dynamics of urbanization such as mega-event-driven development, infrastructure investment, and informal urban expansion are intertwined with changing climatic conditions that demand new approaches to sustainable urbanism. The urban conditions facing 21st century cities such as Rio emphasize the need to revisit urban forms, reintegrate infrastructure, and re-evaluate practices.

With contributions from 15 scholars from several countries exploring urbanism, urbanization, and climate change, this book provides insights into the contextual and environmental issues shaping Rio in the age of globalization. Each of the book's three sections addresses an interdisciplinary range of topics impacting urbanism in Latin America, which will be accessible to researchers and professionals interested in urbanization, urban design, sustainability, planning, and architecture.

List of contents

List of Figures

1. Introduction


Jose Gamez, Zhongjie Lin, and Jeffrey Nesbit


2. The Impact of Future Sea-level Rise on Rio de Janeiro: A Geological Perspective


Scott Hippensteel


3. One Katrina Every Year: The Challenge of Urban Flooding in Tropical Cities


Fernando Lara


4. Changing Informality: Gentrification of Favelas in Rio de Janeiro


Zhongjie Lin, Fernando Moreira, and Aline Nascimento


5. Staging the City, Transforming the Slum: FestiFavelization in Rio de Janeiro


Malte Steinbrink and Jose Gamez


6. Barra da Tijuca: Urban Planning Challenges in a Global Suburb


Lawrence Herzog


7. Elite Enclave of Barra da Tijuca


Alexandra Silva de Almeida


8. Costa, Coast, and Clay: A Modern Grid Revisited in Rio de Janeiro


Jeffrey Nesbit


9. Barra Olympic Park Project: Notes on the Design Process, Games and Legacy


Henrique Houayek


10. Urban Projects for Resilience in Flooding Areas


Erika Brum Palma Pereira and Maria Fernanda Lemos


11. Mixing Modernisms: Urban Design in the Era of Climate Change


Jose Gamez


12. Climate Adaptation in Rio: Promoting the Resilience of the Western Zone Coastal Area of Rio de Janeiro Maria Fernanda Lemos



13. Urban Planning for Resilience: Lessons Learned from Projects for Rio's Western Zone

Rafael Saraiva

 

Index

Summary

Using Rio de Janeiro as the case study city, this book highlights and examines issues surrounding the development of mega-cities in Latin America and beyond.

Product details

• Authors: Jose L. S. (University of North Carolina Gamez, Jose L. S. Lin Gamez
• Assisted by: José L. S. Gámez (Editor), Zhongjie Lin (Editor), Lin Zhongjie (Editor), Jeffrey Nesbit (Editor), Nesbit Jeffrey (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.01.2023
• EAN: 9781032475431
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3247543-1
• No. of pages: 182
• Series: Built Environment City Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Ethnic Studies, HISTORY / Europe / Germany, Climate Change, ARCHITECTURE / Landscape, Brazil, ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / General, ARCHITECTURE / Urban & Land Use Planning, environmental science, engineering & technology, City & town planning - architectural aspects, Urban & municipal planning, Environmentally-friendly architecture & design, urban economics, Urban communities, Urban and municipal planning and policy, Environmental science, engineering and technology, Hispanic & Latino Studies, City and town planning: architectural aspects, Environmentally-friendly (‘green’) architecture and design, Regional / urban economics