1.

Record Nr.

UNINA990000773850403321

Autore

Ronner, Heinz

Titolo

Louis I. Kahn : complete work 1935-1974 / Heinz Ronner, Sharad Jhaveri

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Basel : Birkhauser, 1987

ISBN

3-7643-1347-1

Edizione

[2. revised and enlarged edition.]

Descrizione fisica

437 p. : tutte ill. ; 26x43 cm

Disciplina

720.95

Locazione

FARBC

DCATA

Collocazione

MON B 641

543023

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910370054103321

Autore

Pixová Michaela

Titolo

Contested Czech Cities : From Urban Grassroots to Pro-democratic Populism / / by Michaela Pixová

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2020

ISBN

9789813297098

9813297093

Edizione

[1st ed. 2020.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvii, 186 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

943.705

Soggetti

Human geography

Sociology, Urban

Europe - Politics and government

Ethnology

Human Geography

Urban Sociology

European Politics

Sociocultural Anthropology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1 Urban Grassroots Movements in Post-socialist Czechia: Spatial, Social, Cultural, and Political Context -- 2 Four Case Studies: Jablonec nad Nisou, České Budějovice, Prostějov, Prague -- 3 Frames, Mobilizing Structures and Political Opportunities -- 4 Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

This book focuses on urban grassroots movements in post-socialist Czechia and their struggle against unprofessional and nondemocratic urban processes in their cities. It shows that in the context of neoliberal urban restructuring, weakly consolidated democracy, and corporate capture of the local state, urban activists often resort to entering electoral competition as the only efficient way of improving the situation in their cities. The book is based on four case studies from different Czech cities, narrating stories of activists struggling against a controversial flood protection project, the demolition of public buildings, an unhealthy land-use plan, arrogant development, and



overpriced city halls. It offers valuable insight into the obstacles created by institutionalized forms of power abuse which urban activists must deal with and discusses the pro-democratic potential of urban grassroot movements' efforts to overcome their limited ability to influence political processes via standard means of civic engagement and protest activities.