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Planet of slums
Planet of slums
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Urban theorist Davis takes a global approach to documenting the astonishing depth of squalid poverty that dominates the lives of the planet's increasingly urban population, detailing poor urban communities from Cape Town and Caracas to Casablanca and Khartoum. Davis argues health, justice and social issues associated with gargantuan slums (the largest, in Mexico City, has(...)
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Urban theorist Davis takes a global approach to documenting the astonishing depth of squalid poverty that dominates the lives of the planet's increasingly urban population, detailing poor urban communities from Cape Town and Caracas to Casablanca and Khartoum. Davis argues health, justice and social issues associated with gargantuan slums (the largest, in Mexico City, has(...)
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Planet of slums
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Urban theorist Davis takes a global approach to documenting the astonishing depth of squalid poverty that dominates the lives of the planet's increasingly urban population, detailing poor urban communities from Cape Town and Caracas to Casablanca and Khartoum. Davis argues health, justice and social issues associated with gargantuan slums (the largest, in Mexico City, has an estimated population of 4 million) get overlooked in world politics: "The demonizing rhetorics of the various international 'wars' on terrorism, drugs, and crime are so much semantic apartheid: they construct epistemological walls around gecekondus, favelas, and chawls that disable any honest debate about the daily violence of economic exclusion." Though Davis focuses on individual communities, he presents statistics showing the skyrocketing population and number of "megaslums" (informally, "stinking mountains of shit" or, formally, "when shanty-towns and squatter communities merge in continuous belts of informal housing and poverty, usually on the urban periphery") since the 1960s. Layered over the hard numbers are a fascinating grid of specific area studies and sub-topics ranging from how the Olympics has spurred the forceful relocation of thousands (and, sometimes, hundreds of thousands) of the urban poor, to the conversion of formerly second world countries to third world status. Davis paints a bleak picture of the upward trend in urbanization and maintains a stark outlook for slum-dwellers' futures
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Urban theorist Davis takes a global approach to documenting the astonishing depth of squalid poverty that dominates the lives of the planet's increasingly urban population, detailing poor urban communities from Cape Town and Caracas to Casablanca and Khartoum. Davis argues health, justice and social issues associated with gargantuan slums (the largest, in Mexico City, has an estimated population of 4 million) get overlooked in world politics: "The demonizing rhetorics of the various international 'wars' on terrorism, drugs, and crime are so much semantic apartheid: they construct epistemological walls around gecekondus, favelas, and chawls that disable any honest debate about the daily violence of economic exclusion." Though Davis focuses on individual communities, he presents statistics showing the skyrocketing population and number of "megaslums" (informally, "stinking mountains of shit" or, formally, "when shanty-towns and squatter communities merge in continuous belts of informal housing and poverty, usually on the urban periphery") since the 1960s. Layered over the hard numbers are a fascinating grid of specific area studies and sub-topics ranging from how the Olympics has spurred the forceful relocation of thousands (and, sometimes, hundreds of thousands) of the urban poor, to the conversion of formerly second world countries to third world status. Davis paints a bleak picture of the upward trend in urbanization and maintains a stark outlook for slum-dwellers' futures
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August 2007, London New York
August 2007, London New York
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Urban Theory
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325 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
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Toronto : Coach House Books, ©2007.
Toronto : Coach House Books, ©2007.
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GreenTOpia : towards a sustainable Toronto / Alana Wilcox, Christina Palassio, Jonny Dovercourt, editors.
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325 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
GreenTOpia : towards a sustainable Toronto / Alana Wilcox, Christina Palassio, Jonny Dovercourt, editors.
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Toronto : Coach House Books, ©2007.
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4 preliminary leaves, 7-59, [1] pages, 1 leaf xxiv plates 26 cm.
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4 preliminary leaves, 7-59, [1] pages, 1 leaf xxiv plates 26 cm.
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Strassburg, J.H.E. Heitz, 1926.
Strassburg, J.H.E. Heitz, 1926.
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Darstellungen von Planetengottheiten an und in deutschen Bauten, von O. Behrendsen; mit 24 Tafeln aus Handschriften, Drucken und Bauten.
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4 preliminary leaves, 7-59, [1] pages, 1 leaf xxiv plates 26 cm.
Darstellungen von Planetengottheiten an und in deutschen Bauten, von O. Behrendsen; mit 24 Tafeln aus Handschriften, Drucken und Bauten.
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4 preliminary leaves, 7-59, [1] pages, 1 leaf xxiv plates 26 cm.
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Strassburg, J.H.E. Heitz, 1926.
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88 pages : illustrations, [2] maps ; 21 x 26 cm
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München : Battenberg, 1985.
München : Battenberg, 1985.
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Planetenfeste August des Starken : zur Hochzeit des Kronprinzen 1719 / Ingrid S. Weber ; illustriert durch die Medaillen von Oluf Wif.
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Planetenfeste August des Starken : zur Hochzeit des Kronprinzen 1719 / Ingrid S. Weber ; illustriert durch die Medaillen von Oluf Wif.
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München : Battenberg, 1985.
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331 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
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New York : Dover Publications, [1960], ©1960
New York : Dover Publications, [1960], ©1960
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Vitruvius : the ten books on architecture / translated by Morris Hicky Morgan ; with illustrations and original designs prepared under the direction of Herbert Langford Warren.
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331 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Vitruvius : the ten books on architecture / translated by Morris Hicky Morgan ; with illustrations and original designs prepared under the direction of Herbert Langford Warren.
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New York : Dover Publications, [1960], ©1960
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Des idées écologiques appliquées dans 28 jolies maisons de la planète. Plus de 260 illustrations et graphiques, les propriétés écologiques de chacun des projets et un glossaire des principaux mots-clés.
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Des idées écologiques appliquées dans 28 jolies maisons de la planète. Plus de 260 illustrations et graphiques, les propriétés écologiques de chacun des projets et un glossaire des principaux mots-clés.
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Natural flair: maison de campagne/ ländliche häuser
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Des idées écologiques appliquées dans 28 jolies maisons de la planète. Plus de 260 illustrations et graphiques, les propriétés écologiques de chacun des projets et un glossaire des principaux mots-clés.
Natural flair: maison de campagne/ ländliche häuser
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Des idées écologiques appliquées dans 28 jolies maisons de la planète. Plus de 260 illustrations et graphiques, les propriétés écologiques de chacun des projets et un glossaire des principaux mots-clés.
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January 2009, Köln
January 2009, Köln
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Green Architecture
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173 pages : color illustrations, plans ; 29 cm
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Melbourne ; Oakland : Lonely Planet Publications, 2001., ©2001
Melbourne ; Oakland : Lonely Planet Publications, 2001., ©2001
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Buddhist stupas in Asia : the shape of perfection / photography, Bill Wassman ; text, Joe Cummings ; foreword, Robert A.F. Thurman.
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173 pages : color illustrations, plans ; 29 cm
Buddhist stupas in Asia : the shape of perfection / photography, Bill Wassman ; text, Joe Cummings ; foreword, Robert A.F. Thurman.
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Melbourne ; Oakland : Lonely Planet Publications, 2001., ©2001
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Atlas de l'anthropocène
Atlas de l'anthropocène
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Une centaine de cartes accompagnées de courts textes pour comprendre l'impact de l'activité humaine sur la planète : changements climatiques, érosion de la biodiversité, évolution démographique, urbanisation, pollution atmosphérique ou encore accidents industriels.
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Une centaine de cartes accompagnées de courts textes pour comprendre l'impact de l'activité humaine sur la planète : changements climatiques, érosion de la biodiversité, évolution démographique, urbanisation, pollution atmosphérique ou encore accidents industriels.
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Atlas de l'anthropocène
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Une centaine de cartes accompagnées de courts textes pour comprendre l'impact de l'activité humaine sur la planète : changements climatiques, érosion de la biodiversité, évolution démographique, urbanisation, pollution atmosphérique ou encore accidents industriels.
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Une centaine de cartes accompagnées de courts textes pour comprendre l'impact de l'activité humaine sur la planète : changements climatiques, érosion de la biodiversité, évolution démographique, urbanisation, pollution atmosphérique ou encore accidents industriels.
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November 2019
November 2019
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Green Architecture
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60 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm
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New York : Crescent, [©1980]
New York : Crescent, [©1980]
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Settlers in space : the fight for survival on distant worlds / Steven Caldwell.
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60 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm
Settlers in space : the fight for survival on distant worlds / Steven Caldwell.
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New York : Crescent, [©1980]
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Sarah Sze: tilting planet
Sarah Sze: tilting planet
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This publication follow the exhibition Sarah Sze Tilting Planet at Malmö Konsthall, 2 December 2006 - 18 February 2007.
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Sarah Sze: tilting planet
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This publication follow the exhibition Sarah Sze Tilting Planet at Malmö Konsthall, 2 December 2006 - 18 February 2007.
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October 2006, Malmö
October 2006, Malmö
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Contemporary Art Monographs
Contemporary Art Monographs
