Vertical: the city from satellites to bunkers

"From the penthouse to the sewers...the political geography of the vertical city Vertical is a brilliant re-imagining of the world we live in. Today we live in a world that can no longer be read as a two-dimensional map. In Vertical Stephen Graham rewrites the city at every level, calling for a...

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1. Verfasser: Graham, Stephen 1965- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London ; New York Verso 2016
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Zusammenfassung:"From the penthouse to the sewers...the political geography of the vertical city Vertical is a brilliant re-imagining of the world we live in. Today we live in a world that can no longer be read as a two-dimensional map. In Vertical Stephen Graham rewrites the city at every level, calling for a a new understanding of our surroundings that takes into account above and below: why Dubai has been built to be seen from GoogleEarth; how the superrich in Sao Paulo live their penthouse lives far from the street; why London billionaires build vast subterranean basements rather than move house. Vertical will make you look at the city anew: from the viewfinders of drones, satellites, from the top of skyscrapers, at street-level and from underground bunkers: this is a new politics of space and geography"...
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:xiii, 402 Seiten Illustrationen 24 cm
ISBN:9781781687932

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