Carolina Faccinhttps://carolinafaccin.github.io/Recent content on Carolina FaccinHugo -- gohugo.ioen-US© 2026 Carolina FaccinThu, 14 Aug 2025 10:00:00 +0000Urban Transformation Patterns in Coastal Citieshttps://carolinafaccin.github.io/projects/coastal/Thu, 14 Aug 2025 10:00:00 +0000https://carolinafaccin.github.io/projects/coastal/How is the rapid urbanization in the North Coast of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, strongly driven by tourism, transforming the landscape and pressuring sensitive ecosystems?Urban Suitability Index Post-Disastershttps://carolinafaccin.github.io/projects/urban-suitability-index-post-disasters/Tue, 08 Jul 2025 09:00:00 +0000https://carolinafaccin.github.io/projects/urban-suitability-index-post-disasters/How can we define guidelines for priority occupation of municipalities after the 2024 floods — in a safe, fast, and low-budget manner?Sociospatial Fragmentation and Repercussions on the Landscapehttps://carolinafaccin.github.io/projects/sociospatial-fragmentation/Mon, 16 Jun 2025 14:00:00 +0000https://carolinafaccin.github.io/projects/sociospatial-fragmentation/How can socio-spatial fragmentation be measured and analyzed over 50 years, connecting it to public policies and impacts on the landscape?Impacts of the 2024 Floods on Small Cities in Rio Grande do Sulhttps://carolinafaccin.github.io/projects/floods-in-small-cities/Mon, 23 Sep 2024 11:00:00 +0000https://carolinafaccin.github.io/projects/floods-in-small-cities/Following the 2024 floods, how could we, as a scientific community, provide urgent technical diagnoses and recommendations to support the recovery of small municipalities in inland Rio Grande do Sul?Housing and Gated Communities in Porto Alegrehttps://carolinafaccin.github.io/projects/housing-porto-alegre/Thu, 11 Jul 2024 10:00:00 +0000https://carolinafaccin.github.io/projects/housing-porto-alegre/How do the location and characteristics of gated communities reveal and reinforce patterns concerning the urban morphology of Porto Alegre?Dynamics and Morphology of Small Citieshttps://carolinafaccin.github.io/projects/small-cities-dynamics/Wed, 20 Mar 2024 09:00:00 +0000https://carolinafaccin.github.io/projects/small-cities-dynamics/What is the role of small cities in the regional urban network, and what are their specific socio-spatial and morphological dynamics, which are often overlooked in urban studies?Territorial Management Role of Medium-Sized Citieshttps://carolinafaccin.github.io/projects/territorial-management-role-of-medium-sized-cities/Mon, 15 Jan 2024 10:00:00 +0000https://carolinafaccin.github.io/projects/territorial-management-role-of-medium-sized-cities/What is the role of medium-sized cities in regional development, and how do they structure the urban networks that organize the flows of people, capital, and information in Rio Grande do Sul?Dispersion of Covid-19https://carolinafaccin.github.io/projects/dispersion-of-covid-19/Wed, 03 Nov 2021 10:00:00 +0000https://carolinafaccin.github.io/projects/dispersion-of-covid-19/With the arrival of the pandemic, how could we analyze the dispersion of COVID-19 across a vast territory like Rio Grande do Sul, to inform the public?Territorial Division of Labor & Urban Networkhttps://carolinafaccin.github.io/projects/territorial-division-of-labor-and-urban-network/Sat, 22 May 2021 09:00:00 +0000https://carolinafaccin.github.io/projects/territorial-division-of-labor-and-urban-network/How are the territorial division of labor and the regional urban network interrelated? Is it possible to evaluate this based on a region’s main productive chains?Polycentrism & Regional Developmenthttps://carolinafaccin.github.io/projects/polycentrism-and-regional-development/Thu, 28 Jan 2021 10:00:00 +0000https://carolinafaccin.github.io/projects/polycentrism-and-regional-development/How does the concept of polycentrism apply to different regions of Rio Grande do Sul, and what is its real impact on regional development?