City Making and Urban Governance in the Americas Curitiba and Portland |
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| Author:
| Irazábal, Clara
Irazábal, Clara |
| Series title: | Design and the Built Environment Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7546-4253-4 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2005 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $175.00 |
Book Description:
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Curitiba in Brazil and Portland in Oregon, US are cities that have achieved recognition for exemplary urban planning programmes over the past three decades. As such, they provide particularly useful illustrations of the intense development pressures that many urban areas currently face. This book explores the dynamics of their urban governance.
Curitiba in Brazil and Portland in Oregon, US are cities that have achieved recognition for exemplary urban planning programmes over the past three decades. As such, they provide particularly useful illustrations of the intense development pressures that many urban areas currently face. This book explores the dynamics of their urban governance.