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Record Nr.

UNINA9910810728003321

Titolo

Rivertown : rethinking urban rivers / / edited by Paul Stanton Kibel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, c2007

ISBN

1-282-10046-7

0-262-27707-7

9786612100468

0-262-11307-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

216 p. : ill., maps

Collana

Urban and industrial environments

Altri autori (Persone)

KibelPaul Stanton

Disciplina

307.3/4160973

Soggetti

Urban renewal - United States

Waterfronts - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-206) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Contents -- 1 Bankside Urban: An Introduction -- 2 Bankside Los Angeles -- 3 Bankside Washington, D.C. -- 4 Bankside Chicago -- 5 Bankside Salt Lake City -- 6 Bankside San Jose -- 7 Bankside Federal -- 8 Bankside Citizens -- 9 Bankside Katrina: A Postscript -- Bibliography -- Contributors -- Credits -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

Examines efforts in Los Angeles, Washington D.C., Chicago, Salt Lake City, San Jose, and other cities to reclaim postindustrial urban riverside land for use as open space, parks and housing.