The Berlin Reader

Britta Grell

ISBN 10: 3837624781 / ISBN 13: 9783837624786

Published by Transcript Verlag, DE, 2013

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By drawing together widely dispersed yet central writings, the Berlin Reader is an essential resource for everyone interested in urban development in one of the most interesting and important metropolises in Europe. It provides scholars as well as students, journalists and visitors with an overview of the most central discussions on the tremendous changes Berlin experienced since the fall of the wall. It covers a wide range of issues, including inner city renewal, housing and the local economy, gentrification and other urban conflicts.The book breaks ground in two dimensions: first, by offering also non-German speakers an insight into the very controversial debates after reunification, and, second, by highlighting the ambivalent consequences of Berlin's urban transformation in the past decades.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Berlin Reader
• Publisher: Transcript Verlag, DE
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3837624781
• ISBN 13: 9783837624786
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 992 grams

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Synopsis

By drawing together widely dispersed yet central writings, the Berlin Reader is an essential resource for everyone interested in urban development in one of the most interesting and important metropolises in Europe. It provides scholars as well as students, journalists and visitors with an overview of the most central discussions on the tremendous changes Berlin experienced since the fall of the wall. It covers a wide range of issues, including inner city renewal, housing and the local economy, gentrification and other urban conflicts.
The book breaks ground in two dimensions: first, by offering also non-German speakers an insight into the very controversial debates after reunification, and, second, by highlighting the ambivalent consequences of Berlin's urban transformation in the past decades.

About the Authors

Matthias Bernt (PD Dr. habil.), geb. 1970, ist Forschungsgruppenleiter am Leibniz-Institut für Raumbezogene Sozialforschung und Privatdozent am Institut für Sozialwissenschaften der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Sein besonderes Forschungsinteresse gilt der politischen Steuerung von Stadtentwicklungsprozessen.

Britta Grell (Dr. phil.) ist Politikwissenschaftlerin und arbeitete bis vor kurzem am John-F.-Kennedy-Institut (Abteilung Politik) der Freien Universität Berlin. Ihre Forschungsschwerpunkte sind Sozial-, Arbeitsmarkt- und Migrationspolitik sowie städtische soziale Bewegungen in den USA.

Andrej Holm (Dr. phil.) ist Sozialwissenschaftler an der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Seine Forschungsschwerpunkte sind Stadterneuerung, Gentrification und Wohnungspolitik.