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Record Nr.

UNINA9910821926503321

Autore

Kinder Kimberley

Titolo

The politics of urban water : changing waterscapes in Amsterdam / / Kimberley Kinder

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Athens, Georgia ; ; London, [England] : , : The University of Georgia Press, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

0-8203-4795-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (208 p.)

Classificazione

SOC015000POL002000SOC026030

Disciplina

307.3/41609492352

Soggetti

Urban renewal - Netherlands - Amsterdam - Citizen participation - History - 20th century

Urban renewal - Political aspects - Netherlands - Amsterdam

Urban renewal - Social aspects - Netherlands - Amsterdam

Waterfronts - Netherlands - Amsterdam

Sociology, Urban - Netherlands - Amsterdam

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

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Politics of Urban Water; Chapter 1 Hippies on Houseboats; Chapter 2 Queers on Parade; Chapter 3 Heritage Buffs on Canals; Chapter 4 Planners on Harbors; Chapter 5 Ecologists on Islands; Chapter 6 Investors on Floodplains; Conclusion: The Everyday Politics of Urban Water; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; M; N; P; Q; R; S; T; U; W; Z

Sommario/riassunto

Fifty years ago, urban waterfronts were industrial, polluted, and diseased. Today, luxury homes and shops line riverbanks, harbors, and lakes across Europe and North America. The visual drama of physical reconstruction makes this transition look swift and decisive, but reimaging water is a slow process, punctuated by small cultural shifts and informal spatial seizures that change the meaning of wet urban spaces. In The Politics of Urban Water , Kimberley Kinder explores how active residents in Amsterdam deployed their cityscape when rallying around these concerns, turning space into a vehicle