Scarcity in excess : the built environment and the economic crisis in Iceland / / Arna Mathiesen and Giambattista Zaccariotto

• Autore: Mathiesen Arna
• Pubblicazione: New York, NY : , : Actar Publishers, , [2014]; ©2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (249 pages)
• Disciplina: 307.1216
• Soggetto topico: City planning - Economic aspects; Financial crises - Iceland
• Persona (resp. second.): ZaccariottoGiambattista
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Foreword -- Introduction -- 1. Urban Transformations - before the crash -- The Expansion -- Going for Growth -- The Upscaling -- Spatial Inequality in Reykjavík -- Scarce or Abundant Resources? -- The Groundbreaking Tour (Skóflustungutúrinn) -- Big Plans: The Dream of Reykjavík 2007 -- Into the Firmament -- 2. Agents of Change - after the crash -- Traces (Spor) -- Top down / Bottom up - Changing Practices -- A Hole in a Hill -- Run for your Life -- Dyndilyndi -- The Sociopolitical Role of the Architect -- Local Agents of Change - grassroots practitioners on the fringe -- The New City -- 3. Urban Systems - current status -- Geology -- Water -- Planning -- Economy -- Housing -- Food -- Communication -- 4. Scenarios - into the future -- Urban Design and Ecology -- Research by Design -- Briefs: Water, Food, Mobility and Dwelling Student workshops -- Helgafellsland - on the fertile soil -- Úlfarsárdalur - on the tundra -- Hafnarfjarðarhöfn - on the landfill -- Vellir - on the lava -- Conclusions -- The Authors -- Illustration Credits -- Acknowledgements.
• Titolo autorizzato: Scarcity in excess
• ISBN: 1-945150-53-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910806103303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II