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The Berlin Reader A Compendium on Urban Change and Activism Matthias Bernt, Britta Grell, Andrej Holm
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Urban studies (Bielefeld, Germany)
- Urban Studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Berlin.
- Urban Studies.
- Urban Planning and Development.
- Architecture.
- Urbanity.
- Urban Planning.
- Social Geography.
- Sociology.
- Berlin (Germany)--Politics and government.
- Berlin (Germany).
- Berlin (Germany)--Social conditions.
- Local Subjects:
- Berlin.
- Urban Studies.
- Urban Planning and Development.
- Architecture.
- Urbanity.
- Urban Planning.
- Social Geography.
- Sociology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (281 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Bernt et al. (eds.), The Berlin-Reader A Compendium on Urban Change and Activism
- Place of Publication:
- Bielefeld transcript Verlag 2014
- Bielefeld transcript Verlag, [2014]
- Language Note:
- English
- Biography/History:
- Matthias Bernt works as a Senior Researcher at the Leibniz Institute for Regional Development and Structural Planning (IRS) in Erkner. He has published widely on matters of gentrification, urban shrinkage, and local politics.
- Britta Grell is a political scientist, lecturer and author, based in Berlin and focused on social policies and urban movements. She is an active member of INURA (International Network for Urban Research and Action).
- Andrej Holm works at the Department of Urban and Regional Sociology at Berlin's Humboldt University. He is a well-known expert on the topic of housing and gentrification, and has published various books on the »Right to the City.«
- Summary:
- By drawing together widely dispersed yet central writings, the Berlin Reader is an essential resource for everyone interested in urban development in one of the most interesting and important metropolises in Europe. It provides scholars as well as students, journalists and visitors with an overview of the most central discussions on the tremendous changes Berlin experienced since the fall of the wall. It covers a wide range of issues, including inner city renewal, housing and the local economy, gentrification and other urban conflicts.The book breaks ground in two dimensions: first, by offering also non-German speakers an insight into the very controversial debates after reunification, and, second, by highlighting the ambivalent consequences of Berlin's urban transformation in the past decades.
- »Der ›Berlin Reader‹ [gibt] als profunde Einführung einen kritischen Überblick über Stadtentwicklung, Debatten und Aktivismus in Berlin seit den 1990er Jahren.«
- »Bücher wie das vorliegende helfen uns, städtische Entwicklungen zu begreifen und zu verstehen.«
- "As a profound introduction, the 'Berlin Reader' [provides] a critical overview of urban development, its accompanying debates, and activism in Berlin since the 1990s."
- Contents:
- 1 Contents 5 Preface 9 Introduction 11 Berlin Won't Remain Berlin 25 Berlin is Becoming the Capital - Surely and Securely 33 Last Exit to Alexanderplatz 47 Berlin's Urban Development Discourse 53 The Barbarian East 71 Berlin: From Divided to Fragmented City? 77 New Lines of Division in the New Berlin 95 Exploring the Substance and Style of Gentrification: Berlin's "Prenzlberg" 107 City of Talents? 131 The Uneven Development of Berlin's Housing Provision 155 Berlin's Gentrification Mainstream 171 The Berlin Water Company 189 Berlin Diversities 207 "Berlin Does Not Love You" 223 The Sound of Berlin 239 Spree Riverbanks for Everyone! 261 Copyright Information 275
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- This eBook is made available Open Access under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0 http://www.transcript-verlag.de/open-access-bei-transcript
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed December 19 2025)
- ISBN:
- 9783839424780
- 383942478X
- OCLC:
- 892891794
- Access Restriction:
- Unrestricted online access
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