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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786274703321

Autore

El-Makhloufi Abderrahman <1964-, >

Titolo

Spatial-economic metamorphosis of a nebula city : Schiphol and the Schiphol region during the 20th century / / Abderrahman El-Makhloufi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-136-19135-6

0-203-08439-X

1-299-14853-0

1-136-19136-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (441 p.)

Collana

Routledge studies in human geography ; ; 40

Disciplina

307.7609492

Soggetti

Urbanization - Netherlands

Regional planning - Netherlands

City planning - Netherlands

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The spatial-economic transformation of the Schiphol region, 1900 to the present -- Spatial-economic transformation and the rise of the nebula city -- Institutional foundations of spatial-economic changes -- Urbanization and industrialization of Schiphol and Amsterdam -- The rise and development of Schiphol airport -- Reconstruction and development of Schiphol Airport during 1945-1980 -- Spatial-economic transformation of Amsterdam-Schiphol region between 1945-1980 -- From Mainport to Airport City -- Conclusions.

Sommario/riassunto

This book analyses the long term spatial-economic metamorphosis of Schiphol and the Schiphol region as archetypal for a wider international phenomenon of urban development of metropolises across the world. It study the origins and course of urban development process by identifying and explaining which (collective) arrangements, including their ambient factors and the visual representations of the city and urbanity, have influenced this metamorphosis in a decisive manner.