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Amsterdam's Canal District : origins, evolution, and future prospects / / edited by Jan Nijman



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Autore: Nijman Jan Visualizza persona
Titolo: Amsterdam's Canal District : origins, evolution, and future prospects / / edited by Jan Nijman Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Toronto ; ; Buffalo ; ; London : , : University of Toronto Press, , [2020]
©2020
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (259 pages)
Disciplina: 363.6909492352
Soggetto topico: Historic districts - Netherlands - Amsterdam
City planning - Netherlands - Amsterdam
Soggetto geografico: Netherlands Amsterdam
Amsterdam (Netherlands) Buildings, structures, etc
Amsterdam (Netherlands) History
Grachtengordel (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Soggetto non controllato: Amsterdam
Canal District
Dutch Republic
design
history
planning
sustainability
tourism
urban
Persona (resp. second.): CléLesger
Fenne MPinkster
FreekSchmidt
Herman van derWusten
Jaap EvertAbrahamse
JanHein Furnée
JanNijman
JoaquínSabaté
KarinPfeffer
Len deKlerk
MarkWarren
MelisaPesoa
NijmanJan
Robert CKloosterman
RussellShorto
SusanLegêne
TessaVerLoren van Themaat
Willem RBoterman
Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Maps -- List of Tables -- Preface -- 1. Introduction: Amsterdam's Canal District in Global Perspective -- PART I: HISTORIC ORIGINS -- 2. Between Art and Expediency: Origins of the Canal District -- 3. Designing the World's Most Liberal City -- 4. A Privileged Site in the City, the Republic, and the World Economy -- PART II: EVOLUTION -- 5. Bourgeois Homes: The Elite Spaces of the Canal District, 1600-1910 -- 6. The Architectural Essence of the Canal District: Past and Present -- 7. The Canal District: A Continuing History of Modern Planning -- PART III: TWENTY-FIRST-CENTURY CHALLENGES -- 8. Preservation through Transformation: Amsterdam through the Lens of Barcelona -- 9. The Canal District as a Site of Cognitive-Cultural Activities: "A Miracle of Spaciousness, Compactness, Intelligible Order" -- 10. Cause Celebre: The Contested History of the Canal District -- 11. The Present-Day Canal District as Home: Living in a Commodified Space -- References -- Contributors -- Index.
Sommario/riassunto: "In terms of design, scale, and blending of ecologicical and esthetic function, Amsterdam's seventeenth-century Canal District is a European marvel. Its survival for four centuries is a testament to its ingenuity, reflected in its designation as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2010. The Canal District today is an extraordinary example of resilient historic design and cultural heritage in a living city, but it is not without present-day challenges: in recent years, its urban ecology has become subject to severe pressures of global tourism and supergentrification. This edited volume brings together 17 reputable scholars to debate questions about the origins, evolution, and future of the Canal District. With differing approaches and perspectives on the Canal District, the contributions render a collection where the whole is much more than the sum of the parts. The book breaks new ground in our understanding of the District's historic design, its evolution over four hundred years, and the fundamental issues in strategies and policies towards the future. While the main focus is clearly on Amsterdam, the discussions have an important bearing on urban historic preservation elsewhere, and on questions about enduring urban design."--
Titolo autorizzato: Amsterdam's Canal District  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-4875-1079-9
1-4875-1078-0
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910808086803321
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