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Presenting five case studies from South America, this foundational book examines the roles played by architecture and urban design in large territorial transformation projects, which remake landscapes but leave a questionable legacy when resource-extraction projects move on.

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  1. Cover
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  1. Title Page, Copyright
  2. pp. i-vi
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  1. Contents
  2. pp. vii-viii
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  1. Acknowledgments
  2. pp. ix-x
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  1. Introduction: Shaping Resource Extraction
  2. pp. 1-12
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  1. 1. A Regional Capital: Belo Horizonte
  2. pp. 13-38
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  1. 2. A Mining Town Constellation: MarĂ­a Elena
  2. pp. 39-64
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  1. 3. Petrol Encampments: Judibana and El Tablazo
  2. pp. 65-88
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  1. 4. A New Industrial Frontier: Ciudad Guayana
  2. pp. 89-110
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  1. 5. Pioneering Modernity: Vila Piloto
  2. pp. 111-136
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  1. Epilogue. The Legacy of Resource Extraction Urbanism and the Future of the South American Hinterland
  2. pp. 137-144
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  1. Notes
  2. pp. 145-154
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  1. Bibliography
  2. pp. 155-162
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  1. Index
  2. pp. 163-166
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