Regional & Urban Developments in Portuguese-Speaking Countries

Jose Alberto Rio Fernandes

Regional & Urban Developments in Portuguese-Speaking Countries
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Country
United States
Published
11 January 2013
Pages
473
ISBN
9781614708766

Regional & Urban Developments in Portuguese-Speaking Countries

Jose Alberto Rio Fernandes

In this book, a number of concepts and understandings about development’ intertwine. Scales, times and human activities are projected onto territories, as to interpret realities. The future of population, the territorial (in)balances and complexity of managing spaces are recurring themes. Regional, sustainable, tourism and historical developments are the major headings under which chapters are organized. Under these headings and in the chapters, a number of themes are treated, including those of economic integration; flows of foreign investments; regional integration; border areas; urbanization; infrastructure provision; mobility; transports; urban sprawl; deprivation and health; poverty; environmental degradation; quality of life; housing; second homes; land use management and heritage.

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