Futuristische Architektur hier und alter Kaiserpalast da, die Verlockungen des Kapitalismus und eine junge Kulturszene: Adrian Geiges, lange in Shanghai und zuletzt fünf Jahre in Peking sesshaft, erzählt von zwei faszinierenden Gesichtern eines Weltreichs.
La periferia de Santiago se expandió con fuerza desde finales del siglo XIX, a partir de la creación de municipalidades como Renca, San Miguel, Quinta Normal, Maipú y Conchalí, además del crecimiento de vastos sectores entonces pertenecientes a la comuna de Santiago, como Chuchunco (Estación Central), Avenida Vivaceta, Plaza Chacabuco (Independencia) y El Salto (Recoleta).
"Stadtluft macht frei" – dieses mittelalterliche Rechtssprichwort,das den in die Stadt gekommenen LeibeigenenFreiheit versprach, bestimmt auch in der Neuzeit die Hoffnungauf mehr Freiheit in den Städten.
"Frankfurter Straßennamen erzählen", was Frankfurter schon immer über ihre Straßen wissen wollten "Kegelbahn", "Katzenpforte" und "Klappergasse" – was steckt hinter manchen Frankfurter Straßennamen?
Música urbana, juventud y resistencia analiza algunos sonidos underground que resisten y coexisten en diferentes contextos geopolíticos urbanos de Latinoamérica.
'Vital and heart-wrenchingly intimate' Leah Hazard'Urgent, fascinating and thought-provoking' Julia Bueno'Thoughtfully researched and beautifully written' Pippa VosperAfter losing four pregnancies with no obvious cause, Jennie Agg set out to understand why miscarriage remains such a profoundly misunderstood, under-researched and under-acknowledged experience.
Brennende Autos und eingeworfene Scheiben von Luxusimmobilien in Berlin, Demonstrationen und Hausbesetzungen in Paris: Die zunehmende sozialräumliche Spaltung der Bevölkerung entlädt sich immer häufiger in Protestaktionen.
Die Bedeutung Henri Lefebvre verdankte sich einer spezifischen historischen Konstellation: In den sechziger Jahren galt der französische Philosoph im deutschsprachigen Raum zunächst als Kritiker eines rigiden Parteikommunismus.
Ob der Wiener Würfeluhr, der Litfaßsäule oder der Schriftart, die auf Straßenschildern zu sehen ist; ob der Straßenbeleuchtung, Papierkörben oder Kanalgittern: Wolfgang Freitag geht in »Nur in Wien« dem Urbanen auf den Grund.
An award-winning journalist presents a tour-de-force analysisdrawing from history, economics, sociology, and popular cultureof the profound and transformative years of the early 2020s, both for individuals and for the global economy.
Elaine Halligan's My Child's Different: The lessons learned from one family's struggle to unlock their son's potential explores the enabling role that parents can play in getting the best out of children who are seen as 'different' or 'difficult'.
The ways that social advocates organize to fight unaffordable housing and homelessness in Los Angeles, illuminated by a new conceptual framework for studying collective actionHow Civic Action Works renews the tradition of inquiry into collective, social problem solving.
An in-depth look at the distinctly different ways that China and India govern their cities and how this impacts their residentsUrbanization is rapidly overtaking China and India, the two most populous countries in the world.
A richly illustrated history of below-market housing in New York, from the 1920s to todayA colorful portrait of the people, places, and policies that have helped make New York City livable, Affordable Housing in New York is a comprehensive, authoritative, and richly illustrated history of the city's public and middle-income housing from the 1920s to today.
An in-depth look at Qatar's migrant workers and the place of skill in the language of control and powerSkill-specifically the distinction between the "e;skilled"e; and "e;unskilled"e;-is generally defined as a measure of ability and training, but Does Skill Make Us Human?
Making Cities Work brings together leading writers and scholars on urban America to offer critical perspectives on how to sustain prosperous, livable cities in today's fast-evolving economy.
How could a girl born with a genetic defect - who later suffered brain damage leaving her blind, epileptic and physically handicapped, and who lived only eight years - change the world?
How educated and culturally savvy young people are transforming traditionally low-status manual labor jobs into elite taste-making occupationsIn today's new economy-in which "e;good"e; jobs are typically knowledge or technology based-many well-educated and culturally savvy young men are instead choosing to pursue traditionally low-status manual labor occupations as careers.
On the sixtieth anniversary of the Dodgers' move to Los Angeles, the full story of the controversial building of Dodger Stadium and how it helped transform the city.
While diet has long been recognized as having potential to alleviate symptoms of inflammatory diseases including arthritis, lupus and fibromyalgia, research indicates that specific foods offer particular benefits in preventing or mitigating specific symptoms.
In this inspiring and provocative memoir about a young black man, Caylin Moore tells the against-all-odds story of his rise from racial injustice and cruel poverty in gang-ridden Los Angeles to academic success at the University of Oxford, with hope as his compass.
Este libro aporta a la discusión sobre los procesos de crecimiento urbano en la zona central del país, desde la perspectiva de los actores locales que la sufren y que tienen sus propias percepciones y consideraciones sobre esta dinámica.
El poblamiento de Colombia, experiencia urbana que abarca cinco siglos, se distancia de los procesos llevados a cabo en América Latina en razón de que no compartimos con otros países como Brasil y Argentina, la tendencia hacia la macrocefalia urbana, es decir, la concentración poblacional y productiva en una gran ciudad.
How ordinary urban objects influence our behavior, exacerbate inequality, and encourage social changeAssumptions about human behavior lie hidden in plain sight all around us, programmed into the design and regulation of the material objects we encounter on a daily basis.
A lively and personal book that returns the city to political thoughtCities shape the lives and outlooks of billions of people, yet they have been overshadowed in contemporary political thought by nation-states, identity groups, and concepts like justice and freedom.
