“…¡La guía más clara y sencilla para descubrir algunos de los secretos mejor guardados de los urban sketchers!…”

“…Routledge advances in urban history…”

“…Urbaner Flachbau…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Beyond the urban convergence/divergence debate : architecture and urbanism in a global urban context -- Urban governance and citizen participation : definitions and models -- Urban governance in comparative perspective : Curitiba and Portland -- The politics of urban and regional development in Curitiba -- The politics of urban and regional development in Portland -- Gated and edge cities : community and alienation in Curitiba -- Housing and growth management debates in Portland : conflicting planning views, contrasting architectural typologies -- Architecture and image-making : invocations of tradition vs. critical transnationalism in Curitiba -- Nike vis-áa-vis Adidas : spatializing regional planning discourses in Portland's global corporate architecture…”