UID:
kobvindex_HPB885022344
Format:
1 online resource
ISBN:
1306996015
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9781306996013
Content:
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 offeri.
Note:
Cover The Berlin Reader; Contents; Preface ; Introduction. Matthias Bernt, Britta Grell, Andrej Holm ; BERLIN'S MEGALOMANIA ; Berlin Won't Remain Berlin ; Berlin is Becoming the Capital -- Surely and Securely ; Last Exit to Alexanderplatz.
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Berlin's Urban Development Discourse. Symbolic Action and the Articulation of Hegemonic Interests BERLIN IN-BETWEEN ; The Barbarian East ; Berlin: From Divided to Fragmented City? Socio-Spatial Changes Since 1990 ; New Lines of Division in the New Berlin.
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Exploring the Substance and Style of Gentrification: Berlin's "Prenzlberg" BERLIN ON SALE ; City of Talents? Berlin's Regional Economy, Socio-Spatial Fabric and "Worst Practice" Urban Governance.
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The Uneven Development of Berlin's Housing Provision. Institutional Investment and Its Consequences on the City and Its Tenants Berlin's Gentrification Mainstream ; The Berlin Water Company. From "Inevitable" Privatization to "Impossible" Remunicipalization ; BERLIN CONTESTED.
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Berlin Diversities. The Perpetual Act of Becoming of a True Metropolis "Berlin Does Not Love You". Notes On Berlin's "Tourism Controversy" and Its Discontents ; The Sound of Berlin. Subculture and Global Music Industry ; Spree Riverbanks for Everyone! What Remains of "Sink Mediaspree"?
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 9781306996013
Language:
English
Keywords:
History.
