List of Figures

1. Introduction






Jose Gamez, Zhongjie Lin, and Jeffrey Nesbit




2. The Impact of Future Sea-level Rise on Rio de Janeiro: A Geological Perspective






Scott Hippensteel




3. One Katrina Every Year: The Challenge of Urban Flooding in Tropical Cities






Fernando Lara




4. Changing Informality: Gentrification of Favelas in Rio de Janeiro






Zhongjie Lin, Fernando Moreira, and Aline Nascimento






5. Staging the City, Transforming the Slum: FestiFavelization in Rio de Janeiro






Malte Steinbrink and Jose Gamez




6. Barra da Tijuca: Urban Planning Challenges in a Global Suburb






Lawrence Herzog






7. Elite Enclave of Barra da Tijuca






Alexandra Silva de Almeida






8. Costa, Coast, and Clay: A Modern Grid Revisited in Rio de Janeiro






Jeffrey Nesbit






9. Barra Olympic Park Project: Notes on the Design Process, Games and Legacy






Henrique Houayek






10. Urban Projects for Resilience in Flooding Areas






Erika Brum Palma Pereira and Maria Fernanda Lemos






11. Mixing Modernisms: Urban Design in the Era of Climate Change






Jose Gamez






12. Climate Adaptation in Rio: Promoting the Resilience of the Western Zone Coastal Area of Rio de Janeiro Maria Fernanda Lemos









13. Urban Planning for Resilience: Lessons Learned from Projects for Rio’s Western Zone