Title & Author:

Possible urban worlds : urban strategies at the end of the 20th century / [edited by Richard Wolff und weitere].

Publication:

Basel ; Boston : Birkhäuser, ©1998.

Description:

268 Seiten : Illustrationen ; 28 cm

Notes:
At head of title: INURA.
"The result of the 7th Conference of the International Network for Urban Research and Action (INURA) ... held in Zurich's Cultural Centre Rote Fabrik and in the School and Museum of Art and Design, June 16-18, 1997"--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references.
1. INURA -- Theory and Action. The International Network for Urban Research and Action (INURA). Message to INURA / Bob Colenutt. Research and Action: The INURA Agenda / Roger Keil. On the Waves of Urban Development? / Arie van Wijngaarden. The University and the City / Giancarlo Paba and Raffaele Paloscia. INURA Zurich -- Urban Public Space in a Small Global City / Andreas Hofer -- 2. Local Economy, Solidarity and Environmental Justice. 2.1. Local Economy, Solidarity and Environmental Justice / Andreas Schneider. 2.2. Globalization and the Body / David Harvey. 2.3. Exodus -- Movement of JAH People / Exodus Collective. 2.4. Making a Difference -- Making Green Work / Roger Keil. 2.5. KraftWerk 1: An Approach to a Civilisation Beyond Work / p.m -- 3. Building Local Places in a Global World. 3.1. Building Local Places in a Global World / Philipp Klaus. 3.2. The Changing Scope of Action in Urban Politics: New Opportunities for Local Initiatives and Movements / Margit Mayer. 3.3. Gilde van Werkgebouwen, Amsterdam: The Turning Tide / Peti Buchel, Carolien Feldbrugge and Bert Hogervorst. 3.4. Islands in a Coded Urban Space -- Wagenburgen in Berlin / Renate Berg. 3.5. Cities of the World Economy Need Places Like Zentralstrasse 150 / Philipp Klaus. 3.6. Women Plan Toronto: Grassroots Participation in Re-Shaping the City / Barbara Loevinger Rahder. 3.7. Hammersmith Community Trust: Developing Local Strategies in Multi-Ethnic Britain / Louanne Tranchell -- 4. Reclaiming History for Urban Action. 4.1. Reclaiming History for Urban Action / Andreas Hofer. 4.2. Territorial Heritage: A Genetic Code for Sustainable Development / Alberto Magnaghi. 4.3. The 'Pure Genius' Land Occupation: Reimagining the Inhuman City / Dave Featherstone. 4.4. Participated Projects on the Outskirts of Florence / Anna Lisa Pecoriello and Iacopo Zetti. 4.5. The Small Historic Town as a Planning Model for Today / Giancarlo Paba. 4.6. The Town Plan of Villasanta: A Case of Community Planning / Monica Vercesi -- 5. The Politics of Urbanisation. 5.1. The Politics of Urbanisation / Christian Schmid. 5.2. Globalisation, Urban Development, and Policies for the Urban Poor / Bernd Hamm. 5.3. The La Habana/Ecopolis Project: Urban Regeneration and Community Development / Raffaele Paloscia. 5.4. The Development of Housing Policy in Mexico in Recent Decades / Beatriz Garcia Peralta, Victor Imas Ruiz and Sara Garcia Jimenez. 5.5. Urban Politics in the 1990s: Notes on Toronto / Stefan Kipfer. 5.6. The Monkey's Tail: The Amsterdam Digital City Three and a Half Years Later / Geert Lovink and Patrice Riemens -- 6. The City as a Contested Terrain. 6.1. The City as a Contested Terrain / Christian Schmid. 6.2. The City: Strategic Site/New Frontier / Saskia Sassen. 6.3. Is There Still Room for Public Space? Globalizing Cities and the Privatization of the Public Realm / Ute Angelika Lehrer. 6.4. Inner! City! Action! -- Crowd Control, Interdictory Space and the Fight for Socio-Spatial Justice / Britta Grell, Jens Sambale and Dominik Veith. 6.5. The Dialectics of Urbanisation in Zurich: Global City Formation and Urban Social Movements / Christian Schmid. 6.6. A Star is Born -- Rote Fabrik Cultural Centre / Richard Wolff. 6.7. Urban Movements in Italy: The Struggle for Sociality and Communication / Marvi Maggio. 6.8. Liberated Spaces: Possibilities for Liberating Everyday Life / Alessandra Romano. 6.9. Welcome to Medellin -- The Capital of the 21st Century / Angela Stienen -- 7. Horizons of Possible Urban Worlds / Panel Discussion.

ISBN:

3764359862 (Basel)
9783764359867
0817659862 (Boston)
9780817659868

Subject:

City planning Citizen participation Congresses.
Sociology, Urban Congresses.
Urban policy Congresses.
Community development, Urban Congresses.
Urbanisme participatif Congrès.
Sociologie urbaine Congrès.
Politique urbaine Congrès.
Développement communautaire urbain Congrès.
City planning Citizen participation.
Community development, Urban.
Sociology, Urban.
Urban policy.

Form/genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Added entries:

Wolff, Richard 1957-
INURA (Organization). Conference (7th : 1997 : Zurich, Switzerland)

Urban strategies at the end of the 20th century

Holdings:

Location: Library main 204456
Call No.: HT166 .P65 1998
Status: Available