Paradoxical Urbanism - Anti-Urban Currents in Modern Urbanism (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)

Modernist urbanism seems progressive, even Utopian: design for a better world through a democratic and humane built environment. But two currents undermine this vision from within: an Arcadianism which turns to a rural idyll as retreat from change and the effects of industrialization; and an instrumentalism by which the humane vision becomes prescriptive and anti-democratic. Malcolm Miles argues that these two currents undermine modernism's progressive vision. This book examines the roots of modernist urbanism in the seamless, self-contained systems of Cartesian space; and identifies contradictions within modernist urbanism in its instrumentalism and reliance on de-politicised professional expertise. Miles adroitly reviews the postmodern culture of industrial ruinscapes; and posits that if cities are to be places of proximity, diversity, mobility and agency, this will require a move from modernist instrumentalism to a creative and radically democratic co-production of the built environment.

General

Imprint:	Springer Verlag, Singapore
Country of origin:	Singapore
Release date:	September 2020
First published:	2021
Authors:	Malcolm Miles
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	128
Edition:	1st ed. 2021
ISBN-13:	978-981-15-6340-9
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Human geography > General Books > Earth & environment > Regional & area planning > Urban & municipal planning > General
LSN:	981-15-6340-3
Barcode:	9789811563409

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