Essays about: "housing brazil"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 essays containing the words housing brazil.

  1. 1. Resilient Bento Rodrigues

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

    Author : Priscila Portugal Jorge; [2020]
    Keywords : Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : The aim of the project is the reconstruction of the district Bento Rodrigues located in the state of Minas Gerais; Brazil destroyed by the collapse of a mining dam Fundão in November 2015. This disaster was one of the biggest tragedy in the country. READ MORE

  3. 2. The High Garden : An architectural exploration on how to integrate vertical farming and modular architecture inside city centres

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Arkitekthögskolan vid Umeå universitet

    Author : Farid Abbasi; [2020]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : The state of the world is changing. By 2050, The earth’s population will increase by 3 billion and building sector is asked to construct 3 billion new housing units inside urban centres. Since one of the fundamental needs is food, agriculture sector also needs to adjust itself to this growing number of people. READ MORE

  4. 3. Life in Vila Laboriaux : a social and physical analysis shaped into guidelines for a Rio de Janeiro favela landscape development

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Chiro Eliassi Sarzeli; Hannah Rodin Borne; [2019]
    Keywords : Rio de Janeiro; Rocinha; Vila Laboriaux; favela; landslides; housing removal; gentrification; civil dialogue;

    Abstract : The urbanization is a rapid movement that has been continuously increasing for the last one hundred years in several places around the world. In Brazil, poverty and urban migration have led to informal settlements, also known as favelas, in cities such as Rio de Janeiro. READ MORE

  5. 4. Vertical Occupations in the city center of São Paulo

    University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

    Author : Lisandra Vazquez; [2017]
    Keywords : housing challenges; occupations; irregular settlements; irregular housing; beehives; central area; city center; developing country; São Paulo; habitação social; ocupações centrais; ocupações verticais; centro; São Paulo; habitação irregular; desafios fundiários.;

    Abstract : Vertical Occupations in the City Center of São Paulo has been prepared as part of the Degree Project for the Master in Urbanism Studies course at The Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden.This Degree Project deals with social housing challenges in the central urban environment of São Paulo, Brazil, narrowing down to an important part of these urban challenges: the occupations of vacant buildings in the city center of São Paulo by social housing movements. READ MORE

  6. 5. Understanding the relationship between property development and Bus Rapid Transit : A spatiotemporal analysis of transit oriented development in Curitiba, Brazil

    University essay from KTH/Transportvetenskap

    Author : Klara Bergman; [2017]
    Keywords : BRT; TOD; Curitiba; Social housing; Property development; Population Density;

    Abstract : The city of Curitiba in southern Brazil is considered to be the cradle of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system. Curitiba has a population of around 1.9 million people and has a higher development index than Brazil in general. READ MORE