Cities full of symbols : a theory of urban space and culture / edited by Peter J.M. Nas.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Nas, P.

George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Symbolism in architecture.

Architecture and society.

Urban ecology (Sociology).

Urban anthropology.

City planning--Social aspects.

City planning.

Physical Description:

303 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Leiden, Netherlands : Leiden University Press, [2011]

Summary:

Cities are full of symbols that bear the meanings that together constitute urban culture. These interdisciplinary case studies, from Yogyakarta to Leiden and from Buenos Aires to New York, employ urban symbolism theory and a focus on such symbols as the city's layout, statues, street names and popular culture. This book examines design proposals that show symbolic handling of the 9/11 attack on New York, the disaster symbolism of the ship washed ashore by the tsunami in Banda Aceh, and the design of the symbol of the city of Cape Town derived from a remnant of Dutch colonial architecture, or the mass pilgrimage to Elvis's Graceland in Memphis. 'Cities Full of Symbols' develops urban symbolic ecology and hypercity approaches into a new perspective on social cohesion. Approaches of architects, anthropologists, sociologists, social geographers and historians converge to make this a book for anyone interested in urban life, policymaking and city branding.--Cover.

Contents:

1 Introduction: Variety of Symbols / Peter J.M. Nas Nas, Peter J.M., Marties de Groot Groot, Marties de, Michelle Schut Schut, Michelle 7

2 Emotion in the Symbolic Spectrum of Colombo, Sri Lanka / Michelle Schut Schut, Michelle, Peter J.M. Nas Nas, Peter J.M., Siri T. Hettige Hettige, Siri T. 27

3 Squares, Water and Historic Buildings: The Transforming Power of City Marketing on Urban Symbolism in Ghent, Belgium / Rose-Anne Vermeer Vermeer, Rose-Anne 55

4 Urban Symbolism in Yogyakarta: In Search of the Lost Symbol / Pierpaolo De Giosa Giosa, Pierpaolo De 85

5 The Changing Image of Gdansk, Poland: From Regained Homeland to Multicultural City / Barbara Bossak-Herbst Bossak-Herbst, Barbara 107

6 Obelisk and Axis: Urban Symbolism of Buenos Aires / Lars Bakker Bakker, Lars 127

7 A Touch of Tragedy: Pre- and Post-Tsunami Symbolism in Banda Aceh, Indonesia / Rob van Leeuwen Leeuwen, Rob van 153

8 Imagining Modernity: Memory, Space and Symbolism of The Hague / Jialing Luo Luo, Jialing 173

9 Urban Symbolism and the New Urbanism of Indonesia / Hans-Dieter Evers Evers, Hans-Dieter 187

10 Kudus and Blitar: A Tale of Two Javanese Iconic Cities / Pierpaolo De Giosa Giosa, Pierpaolo De 197

11 Jakarta through Poetry / Esrih Bakker Bakker, Esrih, Katie Saentaweesook Saentaweesook, Katie 217

12 History in Bronze: Competing Memories and Symbolic Representation in Albuquerque, New Mexico / Eveline Dürr Dürr, Eveline 241

13 The Resilient City: New York after 9/11 and the New WTC Designs / Georgina Kay Kay, Georgina 259

14 Conclusion: Feeling at Home in the City and the Codification of Urban Symbolism Research / Peter J.M. Nas Nas, Peter J.M., Pierpaolo De Giosa Giosa, Pierpaolo De 283.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

ISBN:

9087281250

OCLC:

754711831

Publisher Number:

99947644061