Buenos Aires : global dreams, local crises
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Buenos Aires : global dreams, local crises
(World cities series)
Wiley, 1996
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Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [242]-248) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Buenos Aires is a city of contrasts. The most southerly of the world's great metropolises, it dominates the Argentine urban system, but is relatively isolated from the rest of Latin America and the global economic and political system. The archetypal elegance and social sophistication of "the Paris of the South" is set against a problem of poor housing, social deprivation and suburban sprawl. As Argentina struggles to maintain a democracy, the future stability of the region depends on how this vital, varied and vulnerable city comes to terms with the need to restructure in the face of economic, environmental and demographic crises. The book begins with an overview of the city's 400 year history which forms the basis for an examination of the contemporary urban landscape. This leads to an analysis of local politics in relation to planning and housing policies which is followed by a consideration of changes in the city's economic structures and an examination of Buenos Aires' national, regional and global transport links. The book then turns to a detailed look at the city's urban transport networks and surveys the city's green spaces, environmental problems and health care systems.
Table of Contents
- Historic Buenos Aires, urban growth and change 1580-1990
- the visible city, contemporary urban landscapes
- the institutional city, politics, planning and housing
- the working city, labour, capital and urban economy
- the interactive city, transport and communication
- the living city, managing the urban environment
- the cultural city, developing a sense of place
- future Buenos Aires.
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