Rainforest cities

By John O. Browder

Subjects: Land use, rural, Frontier, Economische ontwikkeling, Land use, Rural, Land settlement patterns, Conditions sociales, Regionale ontwikkeling, Aménagement du territoire, Urbanisme, Conditions économiques, Établissements humains, Rural Land use, Amazon river and valley, Tropischer Regenwald, Siedlung, Amazon river and valley, social conditions, Urbanisation, Utilisation agricole du Sol, Types, Economic conditions, Land use, south america, City planning, Urbanisatie, Social conditions, Verstädterung, Colonisation intérieure, Utilisation du Sol, Regional planning

Description: "Comprehensive and useful analysis of region's urbanization process. Compares eastern and western segments, and illustrates heterogeneity of urban frontier. Concludes that current theories of urbanization are inappropriate for Amazonian cities"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.