ISBN:
9780190855383
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (345 pages)
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
307.76
Keywords:
Sociology, Urban
;
City dwellers
;
City planning
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
Cities shape the people who live in them, while in turn, people shape the cities in which they live. In this book, Quill R Kukla explores how city living is distinctive, and how people build territories for themselves and make themselves at home in cities. Through a philosophical exploration of what it means to be a city dweller, and rich and detailed explorations of particular cities such as Berlin, Johannesburg, and Washington, D.C., City Living shows how the cities we live in penetrate every dimension of our lives, from how we move to how we see, and conversely, how city dwellers creatively bend their cities to their needs.
Abstract:
cover -- City Living -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Inhabiting Space -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Micronegotiations and Tinkering -- 1.3 Ecosystems and Niche Construction -- 1.4 Spatially Embedded Agency -- 1.5 Cities as Containers for Agency and as Objects of Knowledge -- 1.6 Ecological Ontologies -- 1.7 Dead, Disrupted, and Slippery Spaces -- 2. Urban Space and City Living -- 2.1 Moving through Urban Space -- 2.2 Sharing Space and Living with Strangers -- 2.3 Territory and Place-Making -- 2.4 Perception, Risk, and Disorder -- 2.5 Sharing Our Ecosystems with Nonhumans -- 2.6 Passive Tourism versus Active Dwelling -- 3. Living with Gentrification -- 3.1 A Brief Overview of the Motors of Gentrification -- 3.2 Revanchism and Disorder -- 3.3 Two Kinds of Displacement -- 3.4 Case Study: Columbia Heights in Washington, DC -- 3.4.1 The Columbia Heights Civic Plaza -- 3.4.2 Harriet Tubman School and Field -- 3.4.3 The Park at 14th and Girard -- 3.4.4 The Alley between Kenyon and Irving -- 3.4.5 The Columbia Heights Dog Park -- 3.5 Gentrification, Place Identity, and Disruption -- 4. Introduction to Repurposed Cities -- 4.1 Repurposed Cities and Repurposed Spaces -- 4.2 Introduction to the Repurposed Cities of Berlin and Johannesburg -- 4.3 Exploring Berlin and Johannesburg -- 5. The Repurposed City of Berlin -- 5.1 Introduction to the City of Berlin -- 5.2 A Brief Spatial History of Berlin -- 5.3 The Current Living Landscape of Berlin -- 5.3.1 Anti-Capitalist Spatial Politics, Occupation, Mobility -- 5.3.2 Rejection of Surveillance Culture -- 5.3.3 Counterpreservation and Found History -- 5.3.4 Temporary Urbanism and DIY Spaces -- 5.4 The Banks of the Spree Near Schillingbrücke -- 5.4.1 Blu's Murals at Cuvrystraße -- 5.4.2 Berghain -- 5.4.3 Köpi 137.
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