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Root ShockHow Tearing Up City Neighborhoods Hurts America, And What We Can Do…
Root Shock examines 3 different U.S. cities to unmask the crippling results of decades-old disinvestment in communities of color and the urban renewal practices that ultimately destroyed these neighborhoods for the advantage of developers and the elite. Like a sequel to the prescient warnings of urbanist Jane Jacobs, Dr. Mindy Thompson Fullilove reveals the disturbing effects of decades of ins…
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The Earth, the City, and the Hidden Narrative of Race
In this work, Carl Anthony shares his perspectives as an African-American child in post-World War II Philadelphia; a student and civil rights activist in 1960s Harlem; a traveling student of West African architecture; and an architect, planner, and environmental justice advocate in Berkeley. He contextualizes this within American urbanism and human origins, making profoundly personal both Afric…
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Beyond Zuccotti ParkFreedom of Assembly and the Occupation of Public Space
In the wake of the Occupy Wall Street movement, leading planers and social scientists examine public space today and freedom of assembly. The Occupy Wall Street movement has challenged the physical manifestation of the First Amendment rights to freedom of assembly. Where and how can people congregate today? Forty social scientists, planners, architects, and civil liberties experts explore the …
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- 9781613320112
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Urban AlchemyRestoring Joy in America's Sorted-Out Cities
Mindy Thompson Fullilove presents ways to strengthen neighborhood connectivity and empower marginalized communities through investigation of urban segregation from a social heath perspective. "Fullilove passionately demonstrates how, through an urbanity of inclusion, we can heal our fractured cities to make them whole again. What if divided neighborhoods were causing public health problems? Wh…
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Patterns of Stylistic Changes in Islamic ArchitectureLocal Traditions Versus …
Drawing upon a lifetime's knowledge, Patterns of Stylistic Change in Islamic Architecture presents Michael Meinecke's unique view of the evolution and development of Islamic architecture. Departing from conventional method which groups buildings and monuments according to dynasties and defines national characteristics based on the ethnic origins of Arabic, Persian, or Turkish patrons, Meinecke …
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The Italian Piazza TransformedParma in the Communal Age
During the long thirteenth century, the cities of northern Italy engendered a vital and distinctive civic culture despite constant political upheaval. In The Italian Piazza Transformed, Areli Marina examines the radical transformation of Parma's urban center in this tumultuous period by reconstructing the city's two most significant public spaces: its cathedral and communal squares. Treating th…
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Cities That Think like PlanetsComplexity, Resilience, and Innovation in Hybri…
As human activity and environmental change come to be increasingly recognized as intertwined phenomena on a rapidly urbanizing planet, the field of urban ecology has risen to offer useful ways of thinking about coupled human and natural systems. On the forefront of this discipline is Marina Alberti, whose innovative work offers a conceptual framework for uncovering fundamental laws that govern …
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Der Folkwang Verlag - Auf dem Weg zu einem imaginären Museum
Das Archiv für Geschichte des Buchwesens veröffentlicht wissenschaftliche Beiträge und Quelleneditionen zur Buch-, Bibliotheks- und Buchhandelsgeschichte. Das Archiv für Geschichte des Buchwesens enthält neben einem Aufsatzteil umfangreiche Rezensionen zu den wichtigsten buchwissenschaftlichen Veröffentlichungen. Das "Archiv" ergänzend werden in der Reihe Archiv für Geschichte des Buc…
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Repertorium für Kunstwissenschaft. Band 51
Keine ausführliche Beschreibung für "REPERTORIUM FÜR KUNSTWISSENSCHAFT BD 51 E-BOOK" verfügbar.
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Last FuturesNature, Technology and the End of Architecture
In the late 1960s the world was faced with impending disaster: the height of the Cold War, the end of oil, and the decline of great cities throughout the world. Out of this crisis came a new generation of thinkers, designers and engineers who hoped to build a better future, influenced by visions of geodesic domes, walking cities, and a meaningful connection with nature. In this brilliant work …
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