Session Abstract

Considering the terms “Communities” and “Networks” as the basis of this interdisciplinary panel, an international group of scholars from Italy, Brazil, USA present a broad historical account related to urban practices. By disentangling international and national intertwined narratives in the urban space, this panel discuss how, throughout the twentieth century, urban planning policies, public works, and private initiatives molded discourses of modernity, change, and development. Among the different study cases presented are comparative works related to IFHP-International Federation for Housing and Planning Congresses and UCLG- United Cities and Local Governments; to the work of European and U.S. professionals working in Latin America.