The Horizontal Metropolis (Paperback)

Paperback. We usually think of cities as dense and verticalbut in reality most cities extend vast distances in a more horizontal fashion, with less density and lower-rising buildings. This book invites us to rethink the relationship between that center and its periphery, revealing that dispersed condition as a potential asset rather than a limit, offering the possibility of constructing a sustainable and innovative new urban dimension. Taking up the concept of desakota, which describes areastypically occurring in Asiasituated outside the traditional urban zone, The Horizontal Metropolis investigates such areas alongside examples in the United States, Italy, and Switzerland, highlighting the advantages of the concept and its relevance to economic, ecological, and social questions. Presents latest research on settlement structures that belong neither fully to metropolitan nor to rural spaces. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…