Rio de Janeiro

Using Rio de Janeiro as the case study city, this book highlights and examines issues surrounding the development of mega-cities in Latin America and beyond.

1. Introduction

Jose Gamez, Zhongjie Lin, and Jeffrey Nesbit

2. The Impact of Future Sea-level Rise on Rio de Janeiro: A Geological Perspective

Scott Hippensteel

3. One Katrina Every Year: The Challenge of Urban Flooding in Tropical Cities

Fernando Lara

4. Changing Informality: Gentrification of Favelas in Rio de Janeiro

Zhongjie Lin, Fernando Moreira, and Aline Nascimento


5. Staging the City, Transforming the Slum: FestiFavelization in Rio de Janeiro

Malte Steinbrink and Jose Gamez

6. Barra da Tijuca: Urban Planning Challenges in a Global Suburb

Lawrence Herzog


7. Elite Enclave of Barra da Tijuca

Alexandra Silva de Almeida


8. Costa, Coast, and Clay: A Modern Grid Revisited in Rio de Janeiro

Jeffrey Nesbit


9. Barra Olympic Park Project: Notes on the Design Process, Games and Legacy

Henrique Houayek


10. Urban Projects for Resilience in Flooding Areas

Erika Brum Palma Pereira and Maria Fernanda Lemos


11. Mixing Modernisms: Urban Design in the Era of Climate Change

Jose Gamez


12. Climate Adaptation in Rio: Promoting the Resilience of the Western Zone Coastal Area of Rio de Janeiro Maria Fernanda Lemos



13. Urban Planning for Resilience: Lessons Learned from Projects for Rio's Western Zone