ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF URBAN SPRAWL IN LONDRINA, PARANÁ, BRAZIL

Public policies encouraging the insertion of large industrial and commercial developments near highways, associated to exclusionary housing policies, have shaped over the past decades a new urbanization phenomenon; the sprawl. This is largely characterized by discontinuous and fragmented occupation,...

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Main Authors: Mauricio Polidoro, José Augusto de Lollo, Mirian Vizintim Fernandes Barros
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Paraiba 2011-12-01
Series:Journal of Urban and Environmental Engineering
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Online Access:http://periodicos.ufpb.br/ojs2/index.php/juee/article/viewFile/8456/6797