Rethinking the American city : an international dialogue / edited by Miles Orvell and Klaus Benesch ; foreword by Dolores Hayden.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Orvell, Miles.

Benesch, Klaus, 1958-

Hayden, Dolores.

Series:

Architecture, technology, culture.

Architecture | Technology | Culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

City planning--United States--History--21st century.

City planning.

Cities and towns--United States--History--21st century.

Cities and towns.

Architecture and society--United States--History--21st century.

Architecture and society.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (265 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Whether struggling in the wake of postindustrial decay or reinventing themselves with new technologies and populations, cities have once again moved to the center of intellectual and political concern. Rethinking the American City brings together leading scholars from a range of disciplines to examine an array of topics that illuminate the past, present, and future of cities. Rethinking the American City offers a lively and fascinating survey of contemporary thinking about cities in a transnational context. Utilizing an innovative format, each chapter opens with an iconic image and includes a brief and provocative essay on a single topic followed by an extended dialogue among all the essayists. Topics range from energy use, design, and digital media to transportation systems and housing to public art, urban ruins, and futurist visions. By engaging with key contemporary concerns—public and private space, sustainability, ethnic and racial divisions, and technology—this volume illuminates how global society has imagined American urban life.Contributors: Klaus Benesch, Dolores Hayden, David M. Lubin, Malcolm McCullough, Jeffrey L. Meikle, David E. Nye, Miles Orvell, Andrew Ross, Mabel O. Wilson, Albena Yaneva.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Foreword

Introduction

Energy

Sustainability

The Multicultural City

Ruins

Aesthetic Space

Designing the City

Mobility

The Digital City

Future City

Conclusion

List of Contributors

Notes

Index

Acknowledgments

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 16, 2013).

ISBN:

9780812209013

081220901X

OCLC:

872122186