EASTD 121 Chapter Notes - Chapter Gilbert: United Nations Human Settlements Programme, Operational Definition
18 Jun 2018
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transportation#options#but,#instead,#what#did#we#get#with#both#the#World#Cup#
and#the#Olympics?#Several#new#rapid#bus#transit#lines,#all#connecting#to#the#west#
side#of#the#city:#a#landscape#of#affluent,#gated#communities#and#malls,#with#16-
lane#highways.#(https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/08/150819-
olympics-rio-de-janeiro-brazil-sports-favelas-world-cup-ngbooktalk/)
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were#already#wealthy#became#wealthier#and#the#people#who#were#already#on#
the#margins,#like#the favelas,#were#pushed#further#to#the#margins.
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Rio#Example:
Gilbert(Notes
Sunday,#November# 12,#2017
3:46#PM
