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Mathiesen Arna |
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Scarcity in excess : the built environment and the economic crisis in Iceland / / Arna Mathiesen and Giambattista Zaccariotto |
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New York, NY : , : Actar Publishers, , [2014] |
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©2014 |
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1 online resource (249 pages) |
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City planning - Economic aspects |
Financial crises - Iceland |
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Monografia |
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Intro -- Foreword -- Introduction -- 1. Urban Transformations - before the crash -- The Expansion -- Going for Growth -- The Upscaling -- Spatial Inequality in Reykjavík -- Scarce or Abundant Resources? -- The Groundbreaking Tour (Skóflustungutúrinn) -- Big Plans: The Dream of Reykjavík 2007 -- Into the Firmament -- 2. Agents of Change - after the crash -- Traces (Spor) -- Top down / Bottom up - Changing Practices -- A Hole in a Hill -- Run for your Life -- Dyndilyndi -- The Sociopolitical Role of the Architect -- Local Agents of Change - grassroots practitioners on the fringe -- The New City -- 3. Urban Systems - current status -- Geology -- Water -- Planning -- Economy -- Housing -- Food -- Communication -- 4. Scenarios - into the future -- Urban Design and Ecology -- Research by Design -- Briefs: Water, Food, Mobility and Dwelling Student workshops -- Helgafellsland - on the fertile soil -- Úlfarsárdalur - on the tundra -- Hafnarfjarðarhöfn - on the landfill -- Vellir - on the lava -- Conclusions -- The Authors -- Illustration Credits -- Acknowledgements. |
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