UID:
almafu_9959090382102883
Format:
1 online resource :
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Richly illustrated
ISBN:
9789048505180
Content:
The changing spatial organization of the city of Amsterdam reflects a larger-scale process: the familiar shape of Western cities is changing across the globe. For centuries, the urban core was taken for granted as the focal point for international contacts and day-to-day activities. The essays collected here consider how urban spaces have been transformed-not only spatially but socially, economically, and culturally-into multi-centered metropolitan arrays, with contributors examining the new urban identities that may emerge from such changing conditions.
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Foreword --
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1. INTRODUCTION --
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1.1 The Emergence of the Regional City /
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2. AMSTERDAM IN RETROSPECT --
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2.1. Amsterdam as the "Compleat Citie /
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2.2. Between Civic Pride and Mass Society /
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2.3. The Historical Roots of the Daily Urban System /
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2.4. The Economic Restructuring of the Historic City Center /
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3. THE CURRENT STATE: DILEMMAS AND PERSPECTIVES --
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A. The Economic, Infrastructural and Environmental Dilemmas of Spatial Development --
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3.1. The Randstad: The Creation of a Metropolitan Economy /
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3.2. Transport and Land Use Concepts for the Emerging Urban Region /
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3.3. Utilities as Tools for Shaping the City /
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3.4. Regional Greenbelts and the Problem of Institutional Fragmentation /
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B. The Social Dilemmas of Spatial Development --
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3.5. Understanding Segregation in the Metropolitan Area of Amsterdam /
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3.6. The Metropolitan Population /
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3.7. Amsterdam Human Capital: What About Children? /
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3.8. Public Space and the Homeless in Amsterdam /
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C. The Political and Institutional Dilemmas of Spatial Development --
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3.9. Voting in an Old and a New Town /
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3.10. Spatial Detachment and New Challenges of Metropolitan Governance /
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4. PROSPECTS OF URBANITY: NEW CULTURAL IDENTITIES? --
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4.1. Landscapes of Power in Amsterdam? /
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4.2. Mixed Embeddedness and Post-Industrial Opportunity Structures /
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4.3. Identity and Legitimacy in the Amsterdam Region /
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5. CONCLUDING CONSIDERATIONS --
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5.1. Strategic Dilemmas Facing the Amsterdam Region /
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List of Copyrights --
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Index
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In English.
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9789048505180
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9789048505180
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9789048505180
