Neighbourhoods for the future : a plea for a social and ecological urbanism / Maarten Hajer, Peter Pelzer, Martijn van den Hurk, Chris ten Dam, Edwin Buitelaar.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hajer, Maarten A., 1962- author.

Pelzer, Peter, author.

Hurk, Martijn van den, author.

Dam, Chris ten, author.

Buitelaar, Edwin, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Neighborhood planning.

Sociology, Urban.

Physical Description:

222 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 23 cm

Other Title:

Neighborhoods for the future

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Trancity Valiz, [2020]

Summary:

To provide for ever-growing populations, cities build new neighbourhoods, transform old industrial areas, and renew the existing urban fabric. The focus now is on energy-neutral neighbourhoods, but in order for these to work, residents must be engaged and the tactics embedded within a broader social policy. This book revisits the neighbourhood as the appropriate scale to build our urban futures: it is small enough to be tangible, large enough to make a difference. Introducing the concepts of neighbourhood arrangements and ecologies, it provides a new perspective on the relation between participants, resources, and rules to spark change and realise future sustainable living.

Contents:

(Re)Building cities from the neighbourhood up

Scanning neighbourhoods for the future

Analyzing neighbourhoods for the future

The neighbourhood as modest imaginary.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9789492095787

9492095785

OCLC:

1138937392