Beyond the City : Resource Extraction Urbanism in South America /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Correa, Felipe (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2016.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Urbanization.
Urban renewal.
Natural resources.
City planning.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > Urban.
Urbanisation > Amerique du Sud.
Renovation urbaine > Amerique du Sud.
Ressources naturelles > Amerique du Sud.
Urbanization > South America.
City planning > South America.
Urban renewal > South America.
Natural resources > South America.
South America.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : shaping resource extraction
  • A regional capital : Belo Horizonte
  • A mining town constellation : María Elena
  • Petrol encampments : Judibana and El Tablazo
  • A new industrial frontier : Ciudad Guayana
  • Pioneering modernity : Vila Piloto
  • Epilogue : the legacy of resource extraction urbanism and the future of the South American hinterland.

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