Strategic Planning & Urban Projects: Responses to Globalization from 15 cities

This book draws upon the ongoing research activities of agiobal network of urban researchers - the IBIS network. The IBIS network is a European Community funded network of four European universities and South American universities. The network involves postgraduate student exchanges and the development of research programmes in urban planning,...

Globalization, Urban Form and Governance

This Conference Book compiles the summary-papers that win be presented at the First Conference of the ALFA-IBIS Network. Part One is an introductory chapter containing a short history of the ALFA-IBIS project, the persons and Institutions involved and the objectives of this first conference. We have considered it necessary to also include the...

Contemporary Urban Strategies and Urban Design in Developing Countries: A critical Review

Urban restructuring and deregulations in Latin America

With this work we continue the debate on the trends of urban restructuring in Latin America. In fact due to the large economic crisis of the 80-ies, the continent has decreased is living standards to that of 12 years ago. The productive potential has increased in 1,3% in circumstances that in the previous 20 years an average rate of 5.8% was...

Social housing in Latin America: A comparative analysis

Wederopbouw Managua Centrum; Reconstruction del area central: Differentiatie ontwikkelingslanden studenten projekten tussen 1983 en 1985