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Deconstructing the High Line - Postindustrial Urbanism and the Rise of the Elevated Park (Hardcover)
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Deconstructing the High Line - Postindustrial Urbanism and the Rise of the Elevated Park (Hardcover)
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2017 Choice Outstanding Academic Title The High Line, an innovative
promenade created on a disused elevated railway in Manhattan, is
one of the world’s most iconic new urban landmarks. Since the
opening of its first section in 2009, this unique greenway has
exceeded all expectations in terms of attracting visitors,
investment, and property development to Manhattan’s West Side.
Frequently celebrated as a monument to community-led activism,
adaptive re-use of urban infrastructure, and innovative ecological
design, the High Line is being used as a model for numerous urban
redevelopment plans proliferating worldwide. Deconstructing the
High Line is the first book to analyze the High Line from multiple
perspectives, critically assessing its aesthetic, economic,
ecological, symbolic, and social impacts. Including several essays
by planners and architects directly involved in the High Line’s
design, this volume also brings together a diverse range of
scholars from the fields of urban studies, geography, anthropology,
sociology, and cultural studies. Together, they offer insights into
the project’s remarkable success, while also giving serious
consideration to the critical charge that the High Line is
“Disney World on the Hudson,” a project that has merely
greened, sanitized, and gentrified an urban neighborhood while
displacing longstanding residents and businesses. Deconstructing
the High Line is not just for New Yorkers, but for anyone
interested in larger issues of public space, neoliberal
redevelopment, creative design practice, and urban renewal.
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