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Part I The city of tomorrow (and today): futurecraft - bits and atoms - wiki city. Part II Metropolitan information flows: big (urban) data - cyborg society - living architecture. Part III Senseable city: mobility - energy - knowledge. Part IV Looking foward: hack the city - epi…
"Since cities emerged ten thousand years ago, they have become one of the most impressive artifacts of humanity. But their evolution has been anything but linear—cities have gone through moments of radical change, turning points that redefine their very essence. In this book, a …
"This volume presents for the first time an in-depth analysis of the origins of Greek euergetism. Derived from the Greek for 'benefactor, ' 'euergetism' refers to the process whereby citizens and foreigners offered voluntary services and donations to the polis that were in turn …
"This volume presents for the first time an in-depth analysis of the origins of Greek euergetism. Derived from the Greek for 'benefactor, ' 'euergetism' refers to the process whereby citizens and foreigners offered voluntary services and donations to the polis that were in turn …
The changes wrought by industrialization in the nineteenth century were heralded by many as the inevitable march of progress. Yet a fair share of critics opposed the encroachment of modernity into everyday life. Wedding Walter Benjamin's critique of urban modernity with several …
The changes wrought by industrialization in the nineteenth century were heralded by many as the inevitable march of progress. Yet a fair share of critics opposed the encroachment of modernity into everyday life. Wedding Walter Benjamin's critique of urban modernity with several …
An urban neighborhood remakes itself every day-and unmakes itself, too. Houses and stores and streets define it in one way. But it's also people-the people who make it their home, some eagerly, others grudgingly. A neighborhood can thrive or it can decline, and neighbors move in…
City Life from Jakarta to Dakar focuses on the politics incumbent to this process -- an "anticipatory politics"--That encompasses a wide range of practices, calculations and economies. As such, the book is not a collection of case studies on a specific theme, not a review of dev…
City Life from Jakarta to Dakar focuses on the politics incumbent to this process -- an "anticipatory politics"--That encompasses a wide range of practices, calculations and economies. As such, the book is not a collection of case studies on a specific theme, not a review of dev…
