Development planning

This book challenges many common assumptions about the urban Third World -- for example that urban citizens live in very large cities and that cities are growing rapidly, or that city dwellers benefit from 'urban bias' in government and aid policies. It is about the lives of the 'squatter citizens' and th eproblems they face in their struggle for survival.

The Alberto Löfgren State Park (PEAL) is a conservation unit of indirect use, with 174 hectares, located in the northern city of São Paulo, which receives an enormous amount of public visitors. The report aimed to perform a diagnosis of public visitation and outline proposals for action for the conservation unit, in order to help the management in this park.