UID:
kobvindex_INT0001911
Format:
224 pages
,
richly illustrated
,
+1 video DVD (140 minutes)
,
26 cm.
Edition:
2nd edition [= reprint?]
ISBN:
9783868592252
,
3868592253
Content:
"With the world's stark urbanization, the engagement of citizens to improve their urban environments is also growing. Far from the traditional urban planning culture, they make use of limited resources, offering solutions to face urban challenges. They focus on the provision of social infrastructure at the local scale. Handmade Urbanism showcases 15 projects realized mostly in less favored areas of five major cities in emerging countries, examining the potential of urban transformation embedded in community initiatives. What is the basis for such initiatives? Which are the instruments and tools they use? Illustrations and interviews depict their operational modes and reveal the different stakeholders involved. At a global level, common threads and differences are made clear. The book drafts a possible urban vision of the city impacted by those processes and organizes a discussion that promotes participatory initiatives while exploring their potential to impact on the city at large."
Note:
EDITORIAL NOTE: first published: ©2013
Language:
English
Keywords:
Case studies
;
Edited volumes
