The Contested Metropolis - Six Cities At The Beginning Of The 21st Century : Berlin, Bruxelles / Brussel, Firenze, London, Toronto, Zürich

Paloscia, Raffaele [editor]

ISBN 10: 3764300868 / ISBN 13: 9783764300869

Published by Birkhäuser, 2004

About this Item

Large format paperback, F. 303pp, b/w illustrations throughout, large folded colour poster at the rear, a fine copy. an ( INURA ) International Network for Urban Research & Action book. A study of six cities & the cultural underground which is seeking to overthrow the stereotypical image of the city as a centre for commerce, finance & tourism and bring values such as integration, ecology, ideology & social harmony to the fore. 1400 grams.

Seller Inventory # 43372

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Contested Metropolis - Six Cities At The Beginning Of The 21st Century : Berlin, Bruxelles / Brussel, Firenze, London, Toronto, Zürich
• Publisher: Birkhäuser
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3764300868
• ISBN 13: 9783764300869
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st edition.
• Condition: New
• Seller catalogs:
  • Architecture

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Synopsis

Berlin, Brussels, Florence, London, Paris, Toronto, Zurich - fascinating western metropolises which are all sophisticated icons of international commerce, finance, tourism, though in very different ways. Striking appearances and successful structures are, however, only one side of the reality. On the shadow side, there are the insidious changes which have come about primarily for reasons of quick profit and consumerism; social and ethnic ghettos are on the increase. Yet in all these cities there are forces which are facing up to these supposedly irreversible developments and which must be taken seriously.