Here's the U.S. State Department's official take on Venezuelan history, economics, foreign relations, etc.
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/35766.htm
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Draft Bibliography
Here's is a list of some interesting sources I have found to date. Quite a mix of political, design, and social commentary regarding the development in Caracas. The juxtaposition of formal to informal, wealth to poverty, is intense in the city... given the pervasive class disparity that has evolved along with the petroleum-based economy.
I'll update the list of references as I go. Please don't feel you need to dig through all of this info... I will pare down the suggested reading to essentials before presenting the case study in late November.
Almandoz, A. (1996). European Urbanism in Caracas (1870s-1930s). PLANNING HISTORY, 18(2), 14-19
Brillembourg, A., & Klumpner, H. (2008). Urban acupuncture in Caracas. Topos: the international review of landscape architecture and urban design(64), 24-29.
Cousin, J.-P., Negron, M., & Marcano Requena, F. (1986). Caracas, Venezuela. Architecture d'aujourd'hui, 1986(247), 68-95.
Forero, J. (2007, November 27, 2007). Chávez's 'Socialist City' Rises: First of Several Grand Projects in Venezuela Reflects Leader's Monopoly on Big Decisions, The Washington Post.
Forero, J. (2005). Chávez Restyles Venezuela With '21st-Century Socialism'. New York Times. Lester, J. (2009). Prometheus unbound in caracas. Social. Democr. Socialism and Democracy,
23(3), 61-88.
Llana, S. M. (2008). Chávez seeks Shangri-La with 'socialist cities'. Christian Science Monitor,
100(88)
Rodriguez Parisca, O. S. (1995). Land use conflicts and planning strategies in urban fringes : a case study of western Caracas, Venezuela. Enschede: International Institute for Aerospace Survey and Earth Sciences
Ron, K. (2011, Sep 16, 2011). Communes in Caracas: Communal Organization Includes the City, venezuelanalysis.com.
Schiller, N. (2011). LIBERAL AND BOLIVARIAN REGIMES OF TRUTH: TOWARD A CRITICALLY ENGAGED ANTHROPOLOGY IN CARACAS, VENEZUELA. Transforming Anthropology, 19(1).
Schwartz, A. J. (1975). A FURTHER LOOK AT "CULTURE OF POVERTY": TEN CARACAS BARRIOS. Sociology & Social Research, 59(4).
Urban-Think Tank, Metro Cable, Caracas, 2007-2010. (2010). Lotus Int Lotus International, 143(143), 49-53.
Waldron, K. (1977). A social history of a primate city, the case of Caracas, 1750- 1810. Available from http://worldcat.org /z-dissert/ database.
I'll update the list of references as I go. Please don't feel you need to dig through all of this info... I will pare down the suggested reading to essentials before presenting the case study in late November.
Almandoz, A. (1996). European Urbanism in Caracas (1870s-1930s). PLANNING HISTORY, 18(2), 14-19
Brillembourg, A., & Klumpner, H. (2008). Urban acupuncture in Caracas. Topos: the international review of landscape architecture and urban design(64), 24-29.
Cousin, J.-P., Negron, M., & Marcano Requena, F. (1986). Caracas, Venezuela. Architecture d'aujourd'hui, 1986(247), 68-95.
Forero, J. (2007, November 27, 2007). Chávez's 'Socialist City' Rises: First of Several Grand Projects in Venezuela Reflects Leader's Monopoly on Big Decisions, The Washington Post.
Forero, J. (2005). Chávez Restyles Venezuela With '21st-Century Socialism'. New York Times. Lester, J. (2009). Prometheus unbound in caracas. Social. Democr. Socialism and Democracy,
23(3), 61-88.
Llana, S. M. (2008). Chávez seeks Shangri-La with 'socialist cities'. Christian Science Monitor,
100(88)
Rodriguez Parisca, O. S. (1995). Land use conflicts and planning strategies in urban fringes : a case study of western Caracas, Venezuela. Enschede: International Institute for Aerospace Survey and Earth Sciences
Ron, K. (2011, Sep 16, 2011). Communes in Caracas: Communal Organization Includes the City, venezuelanalysis.com.
Schiller, N. (2011). LIBERAL AND BOLIVARIAN REGIMES OF TRUTH: TOWARD A CRITICALLY ENGAGED ANTHROPOLOGY IN CARACAS, VENEZUELA. Transforming Anthropology, 19(1).
Schwartz, A. J. (1975). A FURTHER LOOK AT "CULTURE OF POVERTY": TEN CARACAS BARRIOS. Sociology & Social Research, 59(4).
Urban-Think Tank, Metro Cable, Caracas, 2007-2010. (2010). Lotus Int Lotus International, 143(143), 49-53.
Waldron, K. (1977). A social history of a primate city, the case of Caracas, 1750- 1810. Available from http://worldcat.org /z-dissert/ database.
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Caracas Cable Car
Urban-Think Tank recently completed am aerial cable-car project in Caracas:
http://www.u-tt.com/projects_Metrocable.html
http://www.u-tt.com/projects_Metrocable.html
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