Global DowntownsMarina Peterson, Gary McDonogh University of Pennsylvania Press, 29/06/2012 - 368 من الصفحات Global Downtowns reconsiders one of the defining features of urban life—the energy and exuberance that characterize downtown areas—within a framework of contemporary globalization and change. It analyzes the iconic centers of global cities through individual case studies from Europe, Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the United States, considering issues of function, population, imagery, and growth. Contributors to the volume use ethnographic and cultural analysis to identify downtowns as products of the activities of planners, power elites, and consumers and as zones of conflict and competition. Whether claiming space on a world stage through architecture, media events, or historical tourism or facing the claims of different social groups for a place at the center, downtowns embody the heritage of the modern city and its future. |
المحتوى
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Part I Imagination | 27 |
Part II Consumption | 111 |
Part III Conflict | 207 |
Notes | 297 |
Bibliography | 311 |
List of Contributors | 345 |
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Acknowledgments | 359 |
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