The favelas of Rio de Janeiro: A temporal and spatial analysis |
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| Authors: | Greg O'Hare Michael Barke |
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| Institution: | (1) Division of Geographical Sciences, University of Derby, Kedleston Road, Derby, DE22 1GB, U.K;(2) Division of Geography, University of Northumbria, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8ST, U.K |
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| Abstract: | A spatial and temporal analysis, at a city wide scale, is given of the main type of informal housing (favelas) in Rio de Janeiro.
Rapid change in the number and distribution of favelas and their inhabitants (favelados) over time is seen as the outcome
of two opposing sets of factors. Demand-led housing factors, including population growth and variations in levels of poverty
in the city, have constantly outstripped the supply side of the housing equation where inadequate housing policies and investment,
together with restricted building land have been characteristic. Added to these factors are a set of more specific developments
which shape the favela geography, including the timing and location of urban redevelopment, favela eradication and recognition,
transport development and access by the favelados to employment sources. Evidence shows that the contemporary distribution
of favelas in the city does not conform to spatial models of this urban form, and that any interpretation of the Rio favelas,
including their growth, development and diversity, needs to be space and time specific.
This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. |
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| Keywords: | favelas growth Rio de Janeiro spatial distribution |
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