The feel of the city : experiences of urban transformation / / Nicolas Kenny

• Autore: Kenny Nicolas
• Pubblicazione: Toronto : , : University of Toronto Press, , [2018]; ©2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xv, 300 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 307.7609493/32
• Soggetto topico: Urban ecology (Sociology) - Belgium - Brussels - History - 20th century; Urban ecology (Sociology) - Québec (Province) - Montréal - History - 20th century; Community development, Urban - Belgium - Brussels - History - 20th century; Community development, Urban - Québec (Province) - Montréal - History - 20th century
• Soggetto geografico: Quebec Montreal; Belgium Brussels
• Soggetto genere / forma: History; Electronic books.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction: The Body Urban -- Chapter 1 -- Comparable Cities -- Chapter 2 -- Image Makers -- Chapter 3 -- Encounters with Industrial Space -- Chapter 4 -- Home for a Rest -- Chapter 5 -- Street Scenes -- Conclusion -- Keeping in Touch.
• Sommario/riassunto: "The Feel of the City exposes the sensory experiences of city-dwellers in Montreal and Brussels at the turn of the century and the ways in which these shaped the social and cultural significance of urban space. Using the experiences of municipal officials, urban planners, hygienists, workers, writers, artists, and ordinary citizens, Nicolas Kenny explores the implications of the senses for our understanding of modernity."--Publisher's website
• Titolo autorizzato: The feel of the city
• ISBN: 1-4426-6906-3; 1-4426-6905-5; 9781442669055 (electronic book)
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910786536803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II