Expo '98 and Metropolitan Lisbon

Discusses the social impact of infrastructural projects for the upcoming Expo '98 in metropolitan Lisbon, Portugal. The areas of highest concern are the urban center & the eastern metropolitan area, where construction to improve accessibility & utilities has disrupted historically unique sections. The conflict between urban articulation & urban intervention is exemplified in public renovations that seek to create a new downtown area while supposedly preserving the city's antiquity. The frivolous use of space, both social & physical, for the sake of the international event threatens the history, culture, & urban-social composition of central Lisbon & its outskirts. D. Bajo