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Record Nr.

UNINA9910823780503321

Titolo

Rethinking the American city : an international dialogue / / edited by Miles Orvell and Klaus Benesch ; foreword by Dolores Hayden

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Philadelphia : , : University of Pennsylvania Press, , 2014

ISBN

0-8122-0901-X

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (265 pages)

Collana

Architecture | Technology | Culture

Altri autori (Persone)

OrvellMiles

BeneschKlaus <1958->

HaydenDolores

Disciplina

720.973/09051

Soggetti

City planning - United States - History - 21st century

Cities and towns - United States - History - 21st century

Architecture and society - United States - History - 21st century

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Energy -- Sustainability -- The Multicultural City -- Ruins -- Aesthetic Space -- Designing the City -- Mobility -- The Digital City -- Future City -- Conclusion -- List of Contributors -- Notes -- Index -- Acknowledgments

Sommario/riassunto

Whether struggling in the wake of postindustrial decay or reinventing themselves with new technologies and populations, cities have once again moved to the center of intellectual and political concern. Rethinking the American City brings together leading scholars from a range of disciplines to examine an array of topics that illuminate the past, present, and future of cities. Rethinking the American City offers a lively and fascinating survey of contemporary thinking about cities in a transnational context. Utilizing an innovative format, each chapter opens with an iconic image and includes a brief and provocative essay on a single topic followed by an extended dialogue among all the essayists. Topics range from energy use, design, and digital media to transportation systems and housing to public art, urban ruins, and futurist visions. By engaging with key contemporary concerns—public and private space, sustainability, ethnic and racial divisions, and



technology—this volume illuminates how global society has imagined American urban life.Contributors: Klaus Benesch, Dolores Hayden, David M. Lubin, Malcolm McCullough, Jeffrey L. Meikle, David E. Nye, Miles Orvell, Andrew Ross, Mabel O. Wilson, Albena Yaneva.