This book explores the hybridity of urban identities in multiple
dimensions and at multiple scales, how they form as catalysts and
mechanisms for urban transitions, and how they develop as city
branding strategies and urban regeneration methods. Due to rapid
globalisation, the notion of identity has become scarcer, more
fragile, and inarguably more important. Given the significance of
place and displacement for contemporary everyday life, and the
continuous advancement of technologies, identifying relations and
values that define humans and their environments in various ways has
become crucial. Divided into seven chapters, this book provides
extensive coverage of ‘urban identity’, an often-overlooked topic
in the fields of urbanism, urban geography, and urban design. It
approaches the topic from a novel dual perspective, by exploring
cities with tangible commonalities and shared strategies for refining
their identities, and by highlighting cities and urban environments
characterised by multiple identities. Based on a decade of research in
this field, the book provides a multi-disciplinary perspective on
urban identity. In addition to comprehensive information for students,
it offers a key reference guide for urbanists, urban designers and
geographers, architectural and urban practitioners, decision-makers,
and governing bodies involved in urban development strategies.
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ISBN
9789811539633
Publisert
2020
Utgiver
Springer Nature
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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