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Discussion on Large Urban Projects. They involve conflicting agents and are subjected to analysis beyond projectual scrutinity. Paper prioritizes the understanding of a selection of printed media contemporaneous to Haussmann´s works in Paris, and is based on three assumptions: criticism observed in the past repeats in contemporary cities; debates, there and now, do not allow for nuances; analysis of the distant observer prevails praise; analysis of someone closer to it is full of harsh criticism. Material used was a selection of The New York Times discussing works of the modernization of Paris under the responsibility of Haussmann. The discussion and conclusion are based on this material and reiterate assumptions adopted.

The reflection considers the concept of "Large Urban Projects" as the object of the new practices introduced in the urban planning, called strategic planning. Through strategic planning, urban government articulates in different social agents in the production of "Large Urban Projects", which aims to highlight the city at some stage and scale in terms of representation in the globalization process. Previously of the concept, there is an exercise to place it and understand it in Maringá city (PR), since there are similar practices to known examples. In this article, we will discuss about one of these practices, called EuroGarden, that is a large urban project idealized to a part of town with plenty of places for this type of intervention. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Discussion on Large Urban Projects. They involve conflicting agents and are subjected to analysis beyond projectual scrutinity. Paper prioritizes the understanding of a selection of printed media contemporaneous to Haussmann's works in Paris, and is based on three assumptions: criticism observed in the past repeats in contemporary cities; debates, there and now, do not allow for nuances; analysis of the distant observer prevails praise; analysis of someone closer to it is full of harsh criticism. Material used was a selection of The New York Times discussing works of the modernization of Paris under the responsibility of Haussmann. The discussion and conclusion are based on this material and reiterate assumptions adopted. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]