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UNINA9910298360803321 |
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Autore |
Nowobilska Malgorzata |
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Titolo |
Potsdamer Platz [[electronic resource] ] : The Reshaping of Berlin / / by Malgorzata Nowobilska, Quazi Mahtab Zaman |
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Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed. 2014.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (59 p.) |
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Collana |
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SpringerBriefs in Geography, , 2211-4165 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Regional planning |
Urban planning |
City planning |
Architecture |
Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning |
Urbanism |
Architectural History and Theory |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction -- Stage 1: ~ 1945 Flourishing -- Stage 2: 1945 ~ 1989 Hybernation -- Stage 3: 1989 ~ 2000 Awakening -- Stage 4: 2000 ~ Belonging -- Summary: History in the Making -- Epilogue: Reflections About Potsdamer Platz. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The redesign of Potsdamer Platz is a chief example of the struggle to revive Berlin, Germany. This central and highly visible square has undergone a series of strategic revisions to restore its vitality and so meet place-enhancing objectives. Specifically, the book critically addresses the challenging task of restoring Potsdamer Platz from a state of disintegration to a condition worthy of a world-class city, although the questions remain unanswered as to how far the objectives have been achieved. The book enables readers to become familiar with the various stages of transformation, aided by the authors’ hand-drawn illustration – a series of sketches accompanied by narrations focusing on how to critically read ‘cities in transformation’. In sum, it presents |
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