Public space acupuncture / Casanova + Hernandez, architects.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Casanova, Helena, author.

Hernández, Jesús, 1967- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public spaces--Europe.

Public spaces.

Public architecture--Europe.

Public architecture.

Urban renewal--Europe.

Urban renewal.

City planning--Europe.

City planning.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (981 pages) : color illustrations

Other Title:

Public space acupuncture : strategies and interventions for activating city life

Place of Publication:

New York : Actar Publishers, [2014]

Summary:

As the financial crisis deepens in many European countries and the construction sector remains in a slump, many plans for urban regeneration have been shelved. Cities are cutting their spending on large public works, so the time is ripe for low-cost strategies that have a positive impact on the urban habitat. One such strategy is Public Space Acupuncture, in which independent, but coordinated small interventions help regenerate urban public space and city life. It is based on Zygmunt Bauman's characterization of the current era as Liquid Modernity. With works on Switzerland, The Netherlands, Austria, China, Germany, Spain, Albania, Denmark, Hungary, Slovakia, Latvia and Korea.

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 12, 2020).

ISBN:

1-945150-26-2