Atlas of shrinking cities / edited by Philipp Oswalt and Tim Rieniets ; with the editorial assistance of Henning Schirmel ... [and others] ; graphic design, Grafik: 1 kilo = Atlas der schrumpfenden Städte / herausgegeben von Philipp Oswalt und Tim Rieniets ; unter redaktioneller Mitarbeit von Henning Schirmel ... [and others] ; graphic design, Grafik: 1 kilo.

Format:

Map/Atlas

Contributor:

Oswalt, Philipp.

Rieniets, Tim

Schirmel, Henning

Grafik: 1 kilo (Firm)

Kulturstiftung des Bundes.

Kulturstiftung des Bundes. Schrumpfende Städte

Sabin W. Colton, Jr., Memorial Fund.

Language:

English

German

Subjects (All):

Cities and towns--Growth--History--20th century--Maps.

Cities and towns.

Social change--History--20th century.

Social change.

Population geography--Maps.

Population geography.

Cities and towns--Growth--History--21st century--Maps.

Social change--History--21st century.

History.

Cities and towns--Growth.

Genre:

Maps.

Atlases.

Physical Description:

1 atlas (160 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 39 cm

Scales differ.

paper

polychrome

Other Title:

Atlas der schrumpfenden Städte

Cartographic Data:

Scales differ.

Place of Publication:

Ostfildern : Hatje Cantz, [2006]

Language Note:

English and German.

Summary:

Between 1990 and 2000, every fourth city in the world was shrinking, and this tendency is on the rise. Which urban areas are people leaving? How is it happening? And why now? The Atlas of Shrinking Cities answers these questions and many more in some 30 world maps, 50 diagrams, 30 city portraits and 15 encyclopedic essays, documenting a global phenomenon in innovative cartography and graphics that make complex information and conclusions easily visually comprehensible. Four chapters of maps, illustrations and statistics explain reasons for shrinkage ranging from demographic developments and migration flows to increasingly limited resources, the destruction of nature and the evolution of the character of human settlements. Case studies on all continents shed light on the real effects of the global transformation process, and the index lists population development over the past 50 years in all cities of more than 100,000 inhabitants.

Notes:

"The 'Atlas of Shrinking Cities' was developed by the project office Philipp Oswalt within the scope of 'Shrinking Cities', a project of the Kulturstiftung des Bundes (German Federal Cultural Foundation) in cooperation with the project office Philipp Oswalt, the Museum of Contemporary Art Leipzig, the Bauhaus Dessau Foundation and the magazine 'archplus'."

"An initial version of the atlas was presented at the exhibition 'Shrinking Cities: International Research', KW-Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin, September 4-November 7, 2004"--P. facing t.p.

Includes bibliographical references (page 158) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Sabin W. Colton, Jr., Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

9783775717144

3775717145

OCLC:

123470310