0
Your cart

Your cart is empty

Books

Buy Now

The Politics of Urban Water - Changing Waterscapes in Amsterdam (Paperback) Loot Price: R902
Discovery Miles 9 020
The Politics of Urban Water - Changing Waterscapes in Amsterdam (Paperback): Kimberley Kinder

The Politics of Urban Water - Changing Waterscapes in Amsterdam (Paperback)

Kimberley Kinder

 (sign in to rate)
Loot Price R902 Discovery Miles 9 020 | Repayment Terms: R85 pm x 12*

Bookmark and Share

Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days

Fifty years ago, urban waterfronts were industrial, polluted, and diseased. Today, luxury homes and shops line riverbanks, harbours, and lakes across Europe and North America. The visual drama of physical reconstruction makes this transition look swift and decisive, but reimaging water is a slow process, punctuated by small cultural shifts and informal spatial seizures that change the meaning of wet urban spaces. In The Politics of Urban Water, Kimberley Kinder explores how active residents in Amsterdam deployed their cityscape when rallying around these concerns, turning space into a vehicle for social reform. While market dynamics certainly contributed to the transformation of Amsterdam’s shorelines, squatters, partiers, artists, historians, environmentalists, tourists, reporters, and government officials also played crucial roles in bringing waterscapes to life. Their interventions pulled water in new directions, connecting it to political discussions about affordable housing, cultural tolerance, climate change, and national identity. Over time, these political valences have become embedded in laws, norms, symbols, markets, and landscapes, bringing rich undercurrents of friction to urban shores. Amsterdam’s development serves as both an inspiration and a cautionary tale for cities across Europe and North America where rapid new growth creates similar pressures and anxieties.

General

Imprint: University of Georgia Press
Country of origin: United States
Release date: April 2015
Authors: Kimberley Kinder
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 208
ISBN-13: 978-0-8203-4795-0
Categories: Books
LSN: 0-8203-4795-7
Barcode: 9780820347950

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!

Partners