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The liberal monument : Urban design and the late modern project
Abstract from the publisher : Architect Alexander D'Hooghe believes urban design has lost its way. Once among the most articulate and avant-garde of disciplines, the field now lacks, he suggests, the confidence necessary to address its most…
The fundamentalist city? Religiosity and the remaking of urban space
Abstract from the publisher : The relationship between urbanism and fundamentalism is a very complex one. This book explores how the dynamics of different forms of religious fundamentalisms are produced, represented, and practiced in the city. It…
The evolving spatial form of cities in a globalizing world economy : Johannesburg and São Paulo
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Using the concept of 'global cities' as a key context to the discussion, Murray draws our attention to the large metropolises that dominate as economic power bases – cities such as New York and Tokyo – and…
The essential William H. Whyte
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The Essential William H. Whyte offers the core writings of a great observer of the postwar American scene. Included are selections from The Organization Man, Securing Space for Urban America: Conservation Easements,…
The city of the senses: Urban culture and urban space
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Offering an innovative, interdisciplinary approach to the city which opens up new ways of understanding urban culture and urban space, the author approaches the city as essentially a "material" place where…
The city and the moving image : Urban projections
Abstract from the publisher : This edited collection explores the relationship between urban space, architecture and the moving image. Drawing on interdisciplinary approaches to film and moving image practices, the book explores the recent…
The cities of Roman Africa
Abstract from the publisher : The Roman province of Africa was one of richest in the Empire and as a result has some of the most spectacular remains. "The Cities of Roman Africa" examines the development of urban space and cultural life…
The Boston renaissance: Race, space, and economic change in an American metropolis
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This volume documents metropolitan Boston's metamorphosis from a casualty of manufacturing decline in the 1970s to a paragon of the high-tech and service industries in the 1990s. The city's rebound has been part of a…
Territoires d'action : aménagement, urbanisme, espace
Dans le domaine de l'urbanisme, le zonage fonctionnaliste est aujourd'hui mis en cause par la rhétorique du projet. Or, dans le même temps, la délimitation de périmètres d'intervention et de prescription apparaît comme une solution généralisée, non…
Terres urbaines - Places, jardins et terres incultes dans la ville au Moyen Âge
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Après l’examen de l’eau et du feu à la fin du Moyen Âge (parus aux PUR), ce troisième volet est consacré à la terre, dans les limites de la ville,…
Spatial regulation in New York City : From urban renewal to zero tolerance
Abstract from the publisher : This book explores and critiques the process of spatial regulation in post-war New York, focusing on the period after the fiscal crisis of the 1970s, examining the ideological underpinnings and practical applications…
Sentient city : Ubiquitous computing, architecture, and the future of urban space
Abstract from the publisher : Our cities are "smart" and getting smarter as information processing capability is embedded throughout more and more of our urban infrastructure. Few of us object to traffic light control systems that respond…