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VerticalVertical

Vertical

Stephen Graham, Stephen Graham

3.0(1)on Hardcover

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"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"--

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OL Work ID
OL24603318W

Subjects

Cities and towns, growthLand use, urbanSpace (architecture)Cities and townsGrowthUrban Land useSocial aspectsSOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / UrbanPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / City Planning & Urban DevelopmentARCHITECTURE / GeneralVillesCroissanceUtilisation urbaine du solEspace (Architecture)Aspect socialSuburban growthUrban sprawl

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