Cities and urban regions: aspects of the brazilian legislation and regional management

Authors

  • Maria Luiza Malucelli Araújo Coordenação da Região Metropolitana de Curitiba - COMEC

Keywords:

City, Metropolitan region, Urban regions

Abstract

This work aims at understanding cities and urban regions taking into conmsideration  Henri Lefebvre’s perspective that the urban question goes beyond the legal boundaries of a city. From this standpoint, the present work used definitions of city by different authors, checked the presence and adequacy of these concepts in the Brazilian legislation and pointed out difficulties the existing dynamics have when managing such urban spaces

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Author Biography

Maria Luiza Malucelli Araújo, Coordenação da Região Metropolitana de Curitiba - COMEC

Arquiteta Urbanista, especialista em Arquitetura Bioambiental pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná - PUCPR. Especialista em Gestão Técnica do Meio Urbano pela PUCPR. Mestre em Geografia pela UFPR.

Published

2011-08-30

How to Cite

Araújo, M. L. M. (2011). Cities and urban regions: aspects of the brazilian legislation and regional management. Revista Paranaense De Desenvolvimento - RPD, (109), 119–138. Retrieved from https://ipardes.emnuvens.com.br/revistaparanaense/article/view/142