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Record Nr.

UNINA9910798467503321

Autore

Vermeulen Sofie

Titolo

The Brussels canal zone : negotiating visions for urban planning / / Sofie Vermeulen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bruxelles, [Belgium] : , : VUBPRESS Brussels University Press, , 2015

©2015

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (432 p.)

Collana

Urban Notebooks

Disciplina

386.480949332

Soggetti

Canals - Belgium - Brussels

Inland navigation - Belgium

Brussels (Belgium) Buildings, structures, etc

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.

Nota di contenuto

Preface; Chapter 1: Setting the scene; Introduction; 1. Problem setting & starting points; 2. Research objective & research questions; 3. Theoretical lenses, research methods & data; 4. Area of focus & introduction of the cases; 5. Structure of the thesis; Chapter 2: Theoretical lenses and analytical framework; Introduction; 1. Envisioning urban futures; 2. Conceptualising spatial visioning: multiple perspectives; 3. Contextualising spatial visioning: urban policy & regimes; 4. Transformative power & transfer: discourse coalitions and arenas

5. Analysing visions in a Brussels context: semantic differences6. Conclusion: the framework for analysing the case; PART 1; Chapter 3: The Brussels Canal Zone; Introduction; 1. Brussels in Belgium; 2. A Canal Zone in Brussels; 3. A socio-economic geography of 25 neighbourhoods; 4. Conclusions; Chapter 4: Urban governance in Brussels (1989-...); Introduction; 1. Institutional context: a 'state' within the city; 2. Impact on local politics; 3. Key stakeholders & their competencies in Brussels' urban renewal; 4. Focus: regional & municipal governments involved in urban renewal in the Canal Zone

5. Conclusion: a weak urban regime in BrusselsChapter 5: Policies, planning system & instruments; Introduction; 1. Urban policies in Belgium; 2. A territorial approach to town planning; 3. Planning



legislation: a cross-referential zoom-in model; 4. The Canal Zone in the planning instruments; 5. Conclusion: spatial planning for Metropolitan Brussels?; Chapter 6: Policy focus on the Canal Zone; Introduction; 1. Schéma Directeur Canal & Canal-Nord (1988-1992); 2. Plan Directeur Canal (2011-...); Conclusions part 1; PART 2; Chapter 7: Case Tour & Taxis; Introduction

1. Social, spatial and historical context2. Project reconstruction Tour & Taxis (1993-2012); 3. Discussion and conclusions; Chapter 8: Case Branding the Canal Zone; Introduction; 1. The ciTy-marketing project; 2. Project reconstruction; 3. Discussion & conclusions; Chapter 9: Case of conversion of the Belle-Vue brewery; Introduction; 1. Social, spatial & historical context; 2. Project reconstruction; 3. Discussion; 4. Conclusions; Chapter 10: Case Platform Kanal; Introduction; 1. Germs & ambitions; 2. Realisations and funding; 3. Discussion; 4. Conclusions: a new symbolic regime?

General conclusions1. Theoretical, conceptual and methodological findings and contributions; 2. Empirical findings and contributions to Brussels Studies ; 3. Suggestions for further research; Bibliography; List of abbreviations; Acknowledgements; _GoBack; _GoBack; _GoBack; OLE_LINK3; OLE_LINK4; OLE_LINK1; OLE_LINK2; _ENREF_6; themes2011; _ENREF_15; _ENREF_20; _ENREF_29; _ENREF_30; _ENREF_39; _ENREF_41; _ENREF_33; _ENREF_44; _ENREF_52; _ENREF_22; _ENREF_55; _ENREF_60; _ENREF_61; _ENREF_59; _ENREF_69; _ENREF_77; _ENREF_78; _ENREF_79; _ENREF_83; _ENREF_84; _ENREF_86; _ENREF_87; _ENREF_89

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910952285303321

Autore

Meisch Lynn <1945->

Titolo

Andean entrepreneurs : Otavalo merchants and musicians in the global arena / / by Lynn A. Meisch

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Austin, : University of Texas Press, 2002

ISBN

0-292-79851-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (329 p.)

Collana

Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long series in Latin American and Latino art and culture

Disciplina

382/.089/98323086612

Soggetti

Otavalo Indians - Industries

Otavalo business enterprises - Ecuador - Otavalo

Otavalo Indians - Economic conditions

International business enterprises - Ecuador - Otavalo

Otavalo (Ecuador) Economic conditions

Otavalo (Ecuador) Social conditions

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. [269]-305) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction: Globalization and Otavalo Life -- 2. How the Otavalos Became Otavalos -- 3. Textiles and Tourism Move to the Fore -- 4. In Search of the Noble Savage: Tourism and Travel to Otavalo -- 5. Otavalo Music at Home and Abroad -- 6. Otavalo Merchants and Musicians in the Global Arena -- 7. Otavalo Wealth and Changing Social Relations -- 8. Coping with Globalization -- References -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

Native to a high valley in the Andes of Ecuador, the Otavalos are an indigenous people whose handcrafted textiles and traditional music are now sold in countries around the globe. Known as weavers and merchants since pre-Inca times, Otavalos today live and work in over thirty countries on six continents, while hosting more than 145,000 tourists annually at their Saturday market. In this ethnography of the globalization process, Lynn A. Meisch looks at how participation in the global economy has affected Otavalo identity and culture since the 1970s. Drawing on nearly thirty years of fieldwork, she covers many areas of Otavalo life, including the development of weaving and music



as business enterprises, the increase in tourism to Otavalo, the diaspora of Otavalo merchants and musicians around the world, changing social relations at home, the growth of indigenous political power, and current debates within the Otavalo community over preserving cultural identity in the face of globalization and transnational migration. Refuting the belief that contact with the wider world inevitably destroys indigenous societies, Meisch demonstrates that Otavalos are preserving many features of their culture while adopting and adapting modern technologies and practices they find useful.