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M city : European cityscapes
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"M City" inquires into medium sized European cities through a mix of thematically defined sections (Mapping, Shopping, Migration) and a sampling of six cities, including Basel, Krakow and Trieste. Artists, architects and urban theorists draw richly detailed pictures of profound transformations from core towns to sprawling conturbations, changes of interest to all who are(...)
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"M City" inquires into medium sized European cities through a mix of thematically defined sections (Mapping, Shopping, Migration) and a sampling of six cities, including Basel, Krakow and Trieste. Artists, architects and urban theorists draw richly detailed pictures of profound transformations from core towns to sprawling conturbations, changes of interest to all who are(...)
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"M City" inquires into medium sized European cities through a mix of thematically defined sections (Mapping, Shopping, Migration) and a sampling of six cities, including Basel, Krakow and Trieste. Artists, architects and urban theorists draw richly detailed pictures of profound transformations from core towns to sprawling conturbations, changes of interest to all who are nostalgic for the old city. Includes work from Chris Burden, Dan Graham, Andreas Gursky, and Gerhard Richter. Foreword by Peter Pakesch.Essays by Ernst Hubeli, Bart Lootsma, Marco De Michelis and Karin Bucher.
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"M City" inquires into medium sized European cities through a mix of thematically defined sections (Mapping, Shopping, Migration) and a sampling of six cities, including Basel, Krakow and Trieste. Artists, architects and urban theorists draw richly detailed pictures of profound transformations from core towns to sprawling conturbations, changes of interest to all who are nostalgic for the old city. Includes work from Chris Burden, Dan Graham, Andreas Gursky, and Gerhard Richter. Foreword by Peter Pakesch.Essays by Ernst Hubeli, Bart Lootsma, Marco De Michelis and Karin Bucher.
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March 2006, Cologne
March 2006, Cologne
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Urban Theory
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New public spaces
New public spaces
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"New public spaces" is the first book to showcase some of the most interesting and diverse examples of public space in the world. Many of the featured projects challenge accepted notions of the function and aesthetic of communal space and together provide the reader with a global overview of developments in this thriving area.
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"New public spaces" is the first book to showcase some of the most interesting and diverse examples of public space in the world. Many of the featured projects challenge accepted notions of the function and aesthetic of communal space and together provide the reader with a global overview of developments in this thriving area.
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"New public spaces" is the first book to showcase some of the most interesting and diverse examples of public space in the world. Many of the featured projects challenge accepted notions of the function and aesthetic of communal space and together provide the reader with a global overview of developments in this thriving area.
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"New public spaces" is the first book to showcase some of the most interesting and diverse examples of public space in the world. Many of the featured projects challenge accepted notions of the function and aesthetic of communal space and together provide the reader with a global overview of developments in this thriving area.
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March 2006, London
March 2006, London
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Urban Theory
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The City provides an accessible yet critical introduction to one of the key concepts in human geography. Always at the heart of discussions in social theory, the definition and specification of ‘the city’ nonetheless remains illusive. In this volume, Phil Hubbard locates the concept of ‘the city’ within current traditions of social thought, providing a basis for(...)
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The City provides an accessible yet critical introduction to one of the key concepts in human geography. Always at the heart of discussions in social theory, the definition and specification of ‘the city’ nonetheless remains illusive. In this volume, Phil Hubbard locates the concept of ‘the city’ within current traditions of social thought, providing a basis for(...)
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The City provides an accessible yet critical introduction to one of the key concepts in human geography. Always at the heart of discussions in social theory, the definition and specification of ‘the city’ nonetheless remains illusive. In this volume, Phil Hubbard locates the concept of ‘the city’ within current traditions of social thought, providing a basis for understanding its varying usages and meanings through a critical discussion of the contribution of key authors and thinkers. Written in a lively and accessible style, the individual chapters of The City offer a thematic overview of four dominant ways of approaching cities: as lived-in places, as imagined spaces, as networks of association and as technologies of flow. Drawing on a diverse range of literatures and case studies, the book spells out the importance of a geographical perspective on the city, suggesting that it is only by bringing these different ways of mapping the city together that we can begin to make sense of cities.
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The City provides an accessible yet critical introduction to one of the key concepts in human geography. Always at the heart of discussions in social theory, the definition and specification of ‘the city’ nonetheless remains illusive. In this volume, Phil Hubbard locates the concept of ‘the city’ within current traditions of social thought, providing a basis for understanding its varying usages and meanings through a critical discussion of the contribution of key authors and thinkers. Written in a lively and accessible style, the individual chapters of The City offer a thematic overview of four dominant ways of approaching cities: as lived-in places, as imagined spaces, as networks of association and as technologies of flow. Drawing on a diverse range of literatures and case studies, the book spells out the importance of a geographical perspective on the city, suggesting that it is only by bringing these different ways of mapping the city together that we can begin to make sense of cities.
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January 2006, London / New York
January 2006, London / New York
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Urban Theory
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La récente consultation pour le réaménagement du quartier des Halles s’est terminée en queue de poisson, par une décision du maire sans commune mesure avec les enjeux du lieu, prise sous la pression des groupes d’intérêt politiques et financiers en présence. La Campagne des Halles retrace les étapes de cette aventure, en la replaçant dans le cadre général de(...)
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La récente consultation pour le réaménagement du quartier des Halles s’est terminée en queue de poisson, par une décision du maire sans commune mesure avec les enjeux du lieu, prise sous la pression des groupes d’intérêt politiques et financiers en présence. La Campagne des Halles retrace les étapes de cette aventure, en la replaçant dans le cadre général de(...)
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La campagne des Halles : les nouveaux malheurs de Paris
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La récente consultation pour le réaménagement du quartier des Halles s’est terminée en queue de poisson, par une décision du maire sans commune mesure avec les enjeux du lieu, prise sous la pression des groupes d’intérêt politiques et financiers en présence. La Campagne des Halles retrace les étapes de cette aventure, en la replaçant dans le cadre général de l’architecture française actuelle, et en insistant sur l’imbroglio politique qui, entre autres, a conduit à l’échec présent. Le déroulement de la consultation, la sélection des candidats, les quatre propositions, les réactions qu’elles ont suscitées, la nature du projet lauréat sont analysés comme autant de symptômes du vide de la politique et de la culture municipales en matière d’urbanisme. Françoise Fromonot démonte le caractère d’alibi de la « démocratie participative » et l’incapacité chronique des architectes français et de la critique à nourrir un débat par-delà les conflits d’intérêts et les querelles de styles. Ce qui ressort finalement sur tous ces points, c’est la continuité de la politique urbaine de Bertrand Delanoë avec celle de ses prédécesseurs. Les positions défendues dans ce livre sont à la fois dissensuelles et fortement étayées par une recherche longue et attentive. L’intérêt du sujet déborde même « le cœur de Paris » : la nouvelle affaire des Halles jette un éclairage aussi instructif que cruel sur les mécanismes et les raisons qui façonnent aujourd’hui la forme d’une ville.
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La récente consultation pour le réaménagement du quartier des Halles s’est terminée en queue de poisson, par une décision du maire sans commune mesure avec les enjeux du lieu, prise sous la pression des groupes d’intérêt politiques et financiers en présence. La Campagne des Halles retrace les étapes de cette aventure, en la replaçant dans le cadre général de l’architecture française actuelle, et en insistant sur l’imbroglio politique qui, entre autres, a conduit à l’échec présent. Le déroulement de la consultation, la sélection des candidats, les quatre propositions, les réactions qu’elles ont suscitées, la nature du projet lauréat sont analysés comme autant de symptômes du vide de la politique et de la culture municipales en matière d’urbanisme. Françoise Fromonot démonte le caractère d’alibi de la « démocratie participative » et l’incapacité chronique des architectes français et de la critique à nourrir un débat par-delà les conflits d’intérêts et les querelles de styles. Ce qui ressort finalement sur tous ces points, c’est la continuité de la politique urbaine de Bertrand Delanoë avec celle de ses prédécesseurs. Les positions défendues dans ce livre sont à la fois dissensuelles et fortement étayées par une recherche longue et attentive. L’intérêt du sujet déborde même « le cœur de Paris » : la nouvelle affaire des Halles jette un éclairage aussi instructif que cruel sur les mécanismes et les raisons qui façonnent aujourd’hui la forme d’une ville.
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December 2005, Paris
December 2005, Paris
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Urban Theory
Urban Theory
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Metropolitan networks
Metropolitan networks
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This book is a study of mass transit networks in urban areas and of their role in shaping the structure of the city. It establishes links between the history, planning and transport networks of eleven international cities (London, New York, Paris, Berlin, Tokyo, Los Angeles, Madrid, Barcelona, Milan, Mexico City and Singapore), in a survey which helps us bring to mind the(...)
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This book is a study of mass transit networks in urban areas and of their role in shaping the structure of the city. It establishes links between the history, planning and transport networks of eleven international cities (London, New York, Paris, Berlin, Tokyo, Los Angeles, Madrid, Barcelona, Milan, Mexico City and Singapore), in a survey which helps us bring to mind the(...)
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Metropolitan networks
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This book is a study of mass transit networks in urban areas and of their role in shaping the structure of the city. It establishes links between the history, planning and transport networks of eleven international cities (London, New York, Paris, Berlin, Tokyo, Los Angeles, Madrid, Barcelona, Milan, Mexico City and Singapore), in a survey which helps us bring to mind the origins of modern means of transport: of conventional railways and their subsequent conversion into metros and tramways, and into today's high-speed trains; of the appearance in the metropolitan context of the motor car and bus, and the arrival of motorways and contemporary airports. In short, the history and morphology of transport networks in our big cities, described through the detailed study and comparative analysis of developments in each of them, all of this with a wealth of images, maps and data of interest.
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This book is a study of mass transit networks in urban areas and of their role in shaping the structure of the city. It establishes links between the history, planning and transport networks of eleven international cities (London, New York, Paris, Berlin, Tokyo, Los Angeles, Madrid, Barcelona, Milan, Mexico City and Singapore), in a survey which helps us bring to mind the origins of modern means of transport: of conventional railways and their subsequent conversion into metros and tramways, and into today's high-speed trains; of the appearance in the metropolitan context of the motor car and bus, and the arrival of motorways and contemporary airports. In short, the history and morphology of transport networks in our big cities, described through the detailed study and comparative analysis of developments in each of them, all of this with a wealth of images, maps and data of interest.
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January 2006, Barcelona
January 2006, Barcelona
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Urban Theory
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Cities ruled the first half of the 20th century; the second half belonged to the suburbs. Will cities become dominant again? Can the recent decline of many suburbs be slowed? "Tomorrow’s cities, tomorrow’s suburbs" predicts a surprising outcome in the decades-long tug-of-war between urban hubs and suburban outposts. Planning scholars William H. Lucy and David L.(...)
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Cities ruled the first half of the 20th century; the second half belonged to the suburbs. Will cities become dominant again? Can the recent decline of many suburbs be slowed? "Tomorrow’s cities, tomorrow’s suburbs" predicts a surprising outcome in the decades-long tug-of-war between urban hubs and suburban outposts. Planning scholars William H. Lucy and David L.(...)
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Urban Theory
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February 2006, Chicago, Washington D.C.
February 2006, Chicago, Washington D.C.
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Tomorrow's cities, tomorrow's suburbs
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Cities ruled the first half of the 20th century; the second half belonged to the suburbs. Will cities become dominant again? Can the recent decline of many suburbs be slowed? "Tomorrow’s cities, tomorrow’s suburbs" predicts a surprising outcome in the decades-long tug-of-war between urban hubs and suburban outposts. Planning scholars William H. Lucy and David L. Phillips document signs of resurgence in cities and interpret omens of decline in many suburbs. They offer an extensive analysis of the 2000 census, with insights into the influence of income disparities, housing age and size, racial segregation, immigration, and poverty. They also examine popular perceptions—and misperceptions—about safety and danger in cities, suburbs, and exurbs that affect settlement patterns. "Tomorrow’s cities, tomorrow’s suburbs" offers evidence that the decline of cities can continue to be reversed, tempered by a warning of a mid-life crisis looming in the suburbs. It also offers practical policies for local action, steps that planners, elected officials, and citizens can take to create an environment in which both cities and suburbs can thrive.
Tomorrow's cities, tomorrow's suburbs
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Cities ruled the first half of the 20th century; the second half belonged to the suburbs. Will cities become dominant again? Can the recent decline of many suburbs be slowed? "Tomorrow’s cities, tomorrow’s suburbs" predicts a surprising outcome in the decades-long tug-of-war between urban hubs and suburban outposts. Planning scholars William H. Lucy and David L. Phillips document signs of resurgence in cities and interpret omens of decline in many suburbs. They offer an extensive analysis of the 2000 census, with insights into the influence of income disparities, housing age and size, racial segregation, immigration, and poverty. They also examine popular perceptions—and misperceptions—about safety and danger in cities, suburbs, and exurbs that affect settlement patterns. "Tomorrow’s cities, tomorrow’s suburbs" offers evidence that the decline of cities can continue to be reversed, tempered by a warning of a mid-life crisis looming in the suburbs. It also offers practical policies for local action, steps that planners, elected officials, and citizens can take to create an environment in which both cities and suburbs can thrive.
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February 2006, Chicago, Washington D.C.
February 2006, Chicago, Washington D.C.
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"The works: anatomy of a city" offers a cross section of this hidden infrastructure, using beautiful, innovative graphic images combined with short, clear text explanations to answer all the questions about the way things work in a modern city. It describes the technologies that keep the city functioning, as well as the people who support them-the pilots that bring the(...)
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"The works: anatomy of a city" offers a cross section of this hidden infrastructure, using beautiful, innovative graphic images combined with short, clear text explanations to answer all the questions about the way things work in a modern city. It describes the technologies that keep the city functioning, as well as the people who support them-the pilots that bring the(...)
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The works : anatomy of a city
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"The works: anatomy of a city" offers a cross section of this hidden infrastructure, using beautiful, innovative graphic images combined with short, clear text explanations to answer all the questions about the way things work in a modern city. It describes the technologies that keep the city functioning, as well as the people who support them-the pilots that bring the ships in over the Narrows sandbar, the sandhogs who are currently digging the third water tunnel under Manhattan, the television engineer who scales the Empire State Building's antenna for routine maintenance, the electrical wizards who maintain the century-old system that delivers power to subways.
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"The works: anatomy of a city" offers a cross section of this hidden infrastructure, using beautiful, innovative graphic images combined with short, clear text explanations to answer all the questions about the way things work in a modern city. It describes the technologies that keep the city functioning, as well as the people who support them-the pilots that bring the ships in over the Narrows sandbar, the sandhogs who are currently digging the third water tunnel under Manhattan, the television engineer who scales the Empire State Building's antenna for routine maintenance, the electrical wizards who maintain the century-old system that delivers power to subways.
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November 2005, New York
November 2005, New York
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Urban Theory
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For some time now, a new approach has been emerging to questions of town planning and the use of public and private space. The focus is no longer on the master plan, the strategy, and the making of long-term arrangements. Instead, the ephemeral, trial and error, and the unplanned are gaining legitimacy. Temporary uses are both indicators of this development and(...)
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For some time now, a new approach has been emerging to questions of town planning and the use of public and private space. The focus is no longer on the master plan, the strategy, and the making of long-term arrangements. Instead, the ephemeral, trial and error, and the unplanned are gaining legitimacy. Temporary uses are both indicators of this development and(...)
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Temporary urban spaces : concepts for the use of city spaces
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For some time now, a new approach has been emerging to questions of town planning and the use of public and private space. The focus is no longer on the master plan, the strategy, and the making of long-term arrangements. Instead, the ephemeral, trial and error, and the unplanned are gaining legitimacy. Temporary uses are both indicators of this development and beneficiaries of a new way of seeing. The volume "Temporary urban : concepts for the use of city spaces" brings together eleven articles and essays by renowned individual authors who approach the subject from a theoretical perspective. In its main section, the book provides extensive documentation of projects involving temporary use from throughout Europe and the United States.
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For some time now, a new approach has been emerging to questions of town planning and the use of public and private space. The focus is no longer on the master plan, the strategy, and the making of long-term arrangements. Instead, the ephemeral, trial and error, and the unplanned are gaining legitimacy. Temporary uses are both indicators of this development and beneficiaries of a new way of seeing. The volume "Temporary urban : concepts for the use of city spaces" brings together eleven articles and essays by renowned individual authors who approach the subject from a theoretical perspective. In its main section, the book provides extensive documentation of projects involving temporary use from throughout Europe and the United States.
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June 2006, Basel
June 2006, Basel
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Urban Theory
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Do you really know what is under that new house you just bought? How about what lies beneath the neighborhood playground? Was that "big box" retailer down your street built over a toxic site? These are just a few of the worrisome scenarios facing us all as our cities begin to redevelop old toxic waste sites—places Alan Berger has coined "drosscapes." "Drosscape : wasting(...)
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Do you really know what is under that new house you just bought? How about what lies beneath the neighborhood playground? Was that "big box" retailer down your street built over a toxic site? These are just a few of the worrisome scenarios facing us all as our cities begin to redevelop old toxic waste sites—places Alan Berger has coined "drosscapes." "Drosscape : wasting(...)
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Drosscape : wasting land in urban America
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Do you really know what is under that new house you just bought? How about what lies beneath the neighborhood playground? Was that "big box" retailer down your street built over a toxic site? These are just a few of the worrisome scenarios facing us all as our cities begin to redevelop old toxic waste sites—places Alan Berger has coined "drosscapes." "Drosscape : wasting land in urban America" is a guide to this vast, hitherto largely ignored field of waste landscapes. Landscape architects must learn to accommodate these wastelands along with the more traditional challenges of site and construction. This will require a radical reconceptualization of thinking about landscape before potential solutions can be effectively addressed or devised. Ten cities are exam-ined both visually and analytically through the use of aerial photography and geospatially derived maps, charts, and graphs. Lured by tax incentives and the benefits of inade-quate public awareness, corporate America is rapidly developing these toxic sites. The photograhs and mappings are by the author.
Drosscape : wasting land in urban America
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Do you really know what is under that new house you just bought? How about what lies beneath the neighborhood playground? Was that "big box" retailer down your street built over a toxic site? These are just a few of the worrisome scenarios facing us all as our cities begin to redevelop old toxic waste sites—places Alan Berger has coined "drosscapes." "Drosscape : wasting land in urban America" is a guide to this vast, hitherto largely ignored field of waste landscapes. Landscape architects must learn to accommodate these wastelands along with the more traditional challenges of site and construction. This will require a radical reconceptualization of thinking about landscape before potential solutions can be effectively addressed or devised. Ten cities are exam-ined both visually and analytically through the use of aerial photography and geospatially derived maps, charts, and graphs. Lured by tax incentives and the benefits of inade-quate public awareness, corporate America is rapidly developing these toxic sites. The photograhs and mappings are by the author.
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April 2006, New York
April 2006, New York
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Urban Theory
Urban Theory
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A successful urban environment is one that cultivates, fosters and attracts talent, one that generates research and is able to establish a bond with academics, and one which is open to outsiders: a tolerant society. This development presents myriad new opportunities for cities: redevelopment of former industrial zones, new business activity in the old city centres and(...)
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A successful urban environment is one that cultivates, fosters and attracts talent, one that generates research and is able to establish a bond with academics, and one which is open to outsiders: a tolerant society. This development presents myriad new opportunities for cities: redevelopment of former industrial zones, new business activity in the old city centres and(...)
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Creativity and the city : how the creative economy is changing the city
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A successful urban environment is one that cultivates, fosters and attracts talent, one that generates research and is able to establish a bond with academics, and one which is open to outsiders: a tolerant society. This development presents myriad new opportunities for cities: redevelopment of former industrial zones, new business activity in the old city centres and new jobs. The book describes all these opportunities and the consequences for the spatial development of the city; at the same time it also warns about the dangers of this creating a new élite of people who isolate themselves from those who miss the boat. The new developments are considered in a series of 15 articles, describing the political, social and societal consequence and analysing the resulting spatial developments. Lastly, the book contains many tips for practical urban policy. Creativity and the City is a book for a broad group of politicians, policy-makers, urban planners, economists and sociologists. It includes contributions from Richard Florida, Charles Landry, the independent Dutch thinktank Nederland Kennisland (Knowledgeland), Jeroen Saris, Arnold Reijndorp, Robert Kloosterman, Nachtwacht Amsterdam (Amsterdam's 'Night-time Mayor'), John Tackera and others.
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A successful urban environment is one that cultivates, fosters and attracts talent, one that generates research and is able to establish a bond with academics, and one which is open to outsiders: a tolerant society. This development presents myriad new opportunities for cities: redevelopment of former industrial zones, new business activity in the old city centres and new jobs. The book describes all these opportunities and the consequences for the spatial development of the city; at the same time it also warns about the dangers of this creating a new élite of people who isolate themselves from those who miss the boat. The new developments are considered in a series of 15 articles, describing the political, social and societal consequence and analysing the resulting spatial developments. Lastly, the book contains many tips for practical urban policy. Creativity and the City is a book for a broad group of politicians, policy-makers, urban planners, economists and sociologists. It includes contributions from Richard Florida, Charles Landry, the independent Dutch thinktank Nederland Kennisland (Knowledgeland), Jeroen Saris, Arnold Reijndorp, Robert Kloosterman, Nachtwacht Amsterdam (Amsterdam's 'Night-time Mayor'), John Tackera and others.
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January 2005, Rotterdam
January 2005, Rotterdam
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Urban Theory
Urban Theory
