Vânia C. Feitosa Lewis

Ph.D. Student, Geography & Regional Development

MA, 2001, Architecture, University of Arizona.
B.Sc., 1998, Architecture and Urban Planning, Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado, São Paulo, Brazil.

Phone: (520) 621-1652
FAX: (520) 621-2889
E-mail: vflewis@email.arizona.edu

Address
438 Harvill Building, Box #2
Tucson, AZ 85721 USA

Research

My research is centered on how economic restructuring and neoliberalisation processes have affected traditional forms of urban management in Brazil. More specifically I am interested in how such changes have affected the roles and relationships of different sectors (nongovernmental, public, private) involved in the provision and delivery of public services in urban areas. The goal of my research is to uncover how and why such arrangements, between different sectors, have many times failed to deliver or perpetuated social housing deficit in Brazil. Lastly, my research should elucidate what mechanisms are being used that partially mitigates low-income housing shortage in Brazilian medium size cities.