Palimpsests : biographies of 50 city districts : international case studies of urban change

Author(s)

Bibliographic Information

Palimpsests : biographies of 50 city districts : international case studies of urban change

Paul L. Knox

Birkhäuser, c2012

Available at  / 2 libraries

Search this Book/Journal

Note

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Knox' in-situ studies present 50 especially significant city districts from the whole of Europe in words and pictures. His field research focuses on typologically outstanding city districts that have developed a high degree of individuality. Cities are the symbiosis of diverse districts: the smaller units serve to provide an important identity function: business centers and amusement districts such as the City and the West End in London, technology and science quarters (Adlershof in Berlin), designer districts such as the Zona Tortona in Milan and the Fashion District in New York. Two other factors that play a major role are the conversion of industrial wastelands and new districts colored by a supranational capitalism or a sustainable or dubious planning - such as the Vauban residential quarter in Freiburg in South Germany or the Lower Ninth District in New Orleans. Paul Knox also always analyzes how and why these districts have turned out the way they are: outlining their visible and also their hidden and often blurred "biography". A fascinating journey through space and time!

by "Nielsen BookData"

Details

  • NCID
    BB14151887
  • ISBN
    • 9783034608091
  • Country Code
    sz
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Basel
  • Pages/Volumes
    279 p.
  • Size
    28 cm
  • Classification
Page Top