An edition of Rainforest cities (1997)
Rainforest cities
urbanization, development, and globalization of the Brazilian Amazon
By John O. Browder
Publish Date
1997
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Language
eng
Pages
429
Description:
"Comprehensive and useful analysis of region's urbanization process. Compares eastern and western segments, and illustrates heterogeneity of urban frontier. Concludes that current theories of urbanization are inappropriate for Amazonian cities"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
subjects: Regional planning, Land settlement patterns, Rural Land use, Economic conditions, City planning, Social conditions, Land use, Rural, Utilisation agricole du Sol, Economische ontwikkeling, Frontier, Conditions sociales, Tropischer Regenwald, Conditions économiques, Aménagement du territoire, Utilisation du Sol, Siedlung, Colonisation intérieure, Urbanisme, Regionale ontwikkeling, Urbanisation, Verstädterung, Établissements humains, Urbanisatie, Types, Land use, south america, Amazon river and valley, Amazon river and valley, social conditions
Places: Amazon River Region