The politics of urban water : changing waterscapes in Amsterdam / / Kimberley Kinder
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| Autore: |
Kinder Kimberley
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| Titolo: |
The politics of urban water : changing waterscapes in Amsterdam / / Kimberley Kinder
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| Pubblicazione: | Athens, Georgia ; ; London, [England] : , : The University of Georgia Press, , 2015 |
| ©2015 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (208 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 307.3/41609492352 |
| Soggetto topico: | 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 | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The politics of urban water |
| ISBN: | 0-8203-4795-7 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910463400103321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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