Selected PDF Publications*
* All of the documents on this page are password protected to comply with copyright regulations.
Please e-mail me at balsas@asu.edu to obtain access to the PDF files. Thank you!
Balsas, C. and Lathey, V. (2007) Tax Increment Financing and Urban Revitalization in Arizona (pp.63-68). In: College of Design (Ed.) Unintended Consequences. Tempe: College of Design at Arizona State University. [download PDF]
Balsas, C. (2007) City center revitalization in Portugal: a study of Lisbon and Porto. Journal of Urban Design, 12(2): 231-259 [download PDF]
Balsas, C. (2007) Encyclopedia entry - City Planning (v.1 pp.157-160). Goldfield, D. (Ed.) Encyclopedia of American Urban History. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publishers [download PDF]
Balsas, C. and Dandekar, H. (2006) Neighborhood Revitalization in West Phoenix. GEOINOVA, 12: 39-63. [download PDF]
Balsas, C. (2006) Historic evolution of city planning in Portugal. EURE – Journal of Latin American Urban and Regional Studies, 97(32): 81-95 (in Spanish) [download PDF], Online Version
Balsas, C. (2006) The Phoenix Capitol Mall Studios as Examples of Community Embeddedness. Open House International, 31(3): 67-76 [download PDF]
Balsas, C. (2005) Expo'98: From Idea to Legacy. PLAN CANADA, 45(2): 23-25. [download PDF]
Balsas, C. (2005) Urban and Regional Planning Education in the US. URBANISMO, No. 21: 35-39 (in Portuguese). [download PDF]
Balsas, C. (2004) City center revitalization in the context of the 2001 European Capital of Culture in Porto. Local Economy, 19(4): 396-410 [download PDF]
Balsas, C. (2004) City Center and Sustainable Transportation Planning in the Porto 2001 European Capital of Culture. Trasporti & Cultura, 10: 8-15 (in Italian) [download PDF]
Balsas, C.; Kotval, Z. and Mullin, J. (2004) City Center Revitalization in the USA, Principles, Techniques and Case Studies. In: Moras, G.; Codato, G. and Franco, E. – Eds. L'Approccio Integrato Alla Qualificazione Urbana, Modelli e Strategie di Urbanistica Commerciale. Torino: Celide, pp.209-218 [download PDF]
Balsas, C. (2004) Measuring the livability of an urban center: An exploratory study of key performance indicators. Planning Practice and Research, 19(1): 101-110 [download PDF]
Balsas, C. (2003) Commercial urbanism: myths and best practices in the revitalization of urban centers. Sociedade e Território – Revista de Estudos Urbanos e Regionais, Vol.36: 116-130 (in Portuguese) [download PDF]
Balsas, C. (2003) Sustainable transportation planning on college campuses. Transport Policy, 10(1): 35-49 [download PDF]
Balsas, C. (2002) Commercial Urbanism and Public-Private Partnerships – Lessons Learned from Foreign Experiences. Lisbon: GEPE Press, ISBN: 9728170947 (in Portuguese) [excerpt - download PDF]
Balsas, C. (2002) New directions for bicycle and pedestrian planning education in the US. Planning Practice and Research, 17(1): 91-105 [download PDF]
Balsas, C. (2002) Chicago: a century of visionary planning – Part I. URBANISMO, No.12: 7-13 (in Portuguese) [download PDF]
Balsas, C. (2002) Conference report. Chicago: a century of visionary planning – Part II. URBANISMO, No.13: 7-12 (in Portuguese) [download PDF]
Balsas, C.; Kotval, Z. and Mullin, J. (2002) Waterfront planning and brownfield redevelopment in Massachusetts. Littoral 2002 - VIth International Conference of the Costal Union and Eurocoast Federation (EUCC). Porto – Portugal, September 22-26, V.1, pp.301-310 [download PDF]
Balsas, C. (2001) Building dreams of mass-consumption across the Atlantic, a comparative study of two mega malls. Passages – Journal of Transnational and Transcultural Studies, 3(2): 137-162 [download PDF]
Balsas, C. (2001) Towards more sustainable transportation: lessons learned from a teaching experiment. International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2(4): 316-328 [download PDF]
Balsas, C. (2001) Commerce and the European city center: modernization, regeneration and management. European Planning Studies, 9(5), 677-682 [download PDF]
Balsas, C. (2001) Lisbon city centre: past, present, and open questions for the future. Santos, Maria. A Baixa Pombalina, Passado e Futuro. ( Lisbon: Livros Horizonte, 2000), 246pp. Guerra, Isabel et al. A Baixa Pombalina, Diagnóstico, Prospectiva e Estratégia de Actores. (Oeiras: Celta Editora, 1999), 123pp. Pereira, M. and Teixeira, J. O Comércio da Baixa Pombalina de Lisboa. (Lisbon: Câmara Municipal de Lisboa, 1997), 51pp. Direcção Municipal de Abastecimento e Consumo. CD-ROM Comércio e Restauração da cidade de Lisboa em Mapas. (Lisbon: Câmara Municipal de Lisboa, 1999). South European Society and Politics, 6(1): 138-146 [download PDF]
Balsas, C. (2001) Cities, automobiles and sustainability. Jane Holtz Kay, Asphalt Nation – how the automobile took over America and how we can take it back (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1997), 385 pp. Moshe Safdie with Wendy Kohn, The City After the Automobile – an architect's vision (New York: Basic Books, 1997), 187 pp. And Peter Newman and Jeffrey Kenworthy, Sustainability and Cities – overcoming automobile dependence (Washington, D.C.: Island Press, 1999), 464 pp. Urban Affairs Review, 36(3): 429-432 [download PDF]
Balsas, C. (2001) Commercial urbanism and city center livability. VIIth National Conference on Environmental Quality, Aveiro – Portugal, April 18-20. pp.650-664, (in Portuguese) [download PDF]
Balsas, C. (2001) Cities, pedestrians and bicycles – lessons learned from foreign experiences. VIIth National Conference on Environmental Quality, Aveiro – Portugal, April 18-20. pp.907-924 (in Portuguese) [download PDF]
Balsas, C. (2000) Developing a transport infrastructure in a context of political change, the example of Macau. Third World Planning Review, 22(3): 261-288 [download PDF]
Balsas, C.; Kotval, Z. and Mullin, J. (2000) Historic preservation in waterfront communities in Portugal and the USA, Portuguese Studies Review, 8(1): 40-61 [download PDF]
Balsas, C. (2000) City center revitalization in Portugal, lessons from two medium size cities, CITIES – The International Journal of Urban Policy and Planning, 17(1): 19-31 [download PDF]
Balsas, C. (1999) Commercial Urbanism in Portugal – Implications for City Center Revitalization. Lisbon: GEPE Press, ISBN: 9728170556 (in Portuguese) [excerpt - download PDF]