This page gives you an overview on the six different topics that were covered in our research project. You can click on each image to go to that page or use the menu bar to navigate between topics.
Urbanity: Urban living in a made city
What is it like to live in a planned city? This and many other questions concerning urbanity, diversity and space appropriation will be discussed in this section.
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Leisure, open spaces and territorial protection in the Distrito Federal
How does the recreational use of open space and territorial protection in Distrito Federal look like? Do all people have equal access to open space to spend their leisure time? In this chapter, you will get a insight at recreational use, open space and territorial protection in Distrito Federal.
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Everyday Life in Águas Claras
This topic is about everyday life in Águas Claras, especially about living and supply structures (Everyday Supply and Medical Care). Mapping, surveys, mobile photo observations and expert interviews were conducted to investigate and to answer the research questions.
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Everyday Life in Plano Piloto
How do people live in the Plano Piloto? How do they supply themselves on an everyday basis? We talked to residents, mapped commercial spaces and visited the superquadras in order to find out. If you want to learn more about the Comércio Locais, the Superquadras and everyday life in the Plano Piloto click here.
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Mobility in Brasília
Mobility is a key factor in major cities and is necessary for everyday life. Commuting to work, providing for themselves and leisure are only a couple of examples where the citizens of Brasília are confronted by challenges in their mobility. To take all these factors into perspective we took a deeper insight into the mobility system of the car-centred city. How will public transport including metros, busses and bicycles compare to the private automobile?
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Governance in Brasília
In the following topic, the large-scale development of the metropolitan region of the Districto Federal was studied. To find out how the Capital manages inter-municipal cooperation and the spatial development of the metropolitan region. Additionally, it was attempted to find out how cooperations within the region works and where the borders of the metropolitan region are.
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