Epstein, David G.

Brasília, plan and reality; a study of planned and spontaneous urban development [by] David G. Epstein.

Berkeley, University of California Press ©c1973.

xiii, 206 pages illustrations 24 cm

A masterful account of Brasilia, the city of the future, where Brazil's continental destiny was to be fulfilled, where government would be efficient and functional, without the interference of radical students and labor leaders. The building of the city was a gigantic public-works program, reflecting the various ties that existed between the planners on one hand and the contractors and suppliers on the other. Epstein gives a detailed account of the pilot plan and the rise of satellite towns between 1957 and 1967. The planners dreamed of a city that would transcend the frustrations of urban life in the underdeveloped world, but they failed to provide a sector where the actual builders of the dream city would live. Shacktowns soon developed, and have expanded to accommodate migrants--often displaced, landless cultivators--who continue to be attracted to the city. The conclusion Epstein comes to is that urban squatting will remain a prominent feature of Brasilia, a part of a system deeply rooted in local, national, and global structure and ideology. Until there are revolutionary changes in society, squatting and shantytowns will be a fact of life in the underdeveloped world.

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Housing Brazil Brasília (Distrito Federal)
Squatters Brazil Brasília (Distrito Federal)
Poor Brazil Brasília (Distrito Federal)
City planning Brazil Brasília (Distrito Federal)
Squatter settlements Brazil Brasília (Distrito Federal)
Logement Brésil Brasília (Distrito Federal)
Squatters Brésil Brasília (Distrito Federal)
Urbanisme Brésil Brasília (Distrito Federal)
Pauvres Brésil Brasília (Distrito Federal)
Bidonvilles Brésil Brasília (Distrito Federal)
Squatter settlements
City planning
Housing
Poor
Social conditions
Squatters
Stedelijke ontwikkeling.
urban planning.
urban area.
human settlement.
town.
plan implementation.
housing.
lower class.
internal migration.
labour force.
social stratification.
statistical table.
Housing Brazil.
Cities and towns Brazil.
Brazil Brasilia.
Housing Brazil Brasilia.
Squatters Brazil Brasilia.
Poor Brazil Brasilia.
City planning Brazil Brasilia.
aménagement urbain.
zone urbaine.
établissement humain.
ville.
réalisation du plan.
logement.
classe inférieure.
migration interne.
main-d'oeuvre.
stratification sociale.
tableau statistique.
planificación urbana.
zona urbana.
asentamiento humano.
ciudad.
realización del plan.
vivienda.
clase baja.
migración interna.
mano de obra.
estratificación social.
cuadros estadísticos.
Brasília (Distrito Federal, Brazil) Social conditions.
Brasilia, Brésil Pauvres.
Brazil Brasília (Distrito Federal)
Brasília
Brazil.
Brésil.
Brasil.

Theses.
Statistics.
map.
reference.
carte géographique.
référence bibliographique.
mapa.
referencia.

Location: Library main 269342
Call No.: HD7323.B7 E6 1973
Status: Available