Urban Utopias
Urban Utopias
The Built and Social Architectures of Alternative Settlements
Malcolm Miles

Auteur(s)
Malcolm Miles
Uitgever, jaar
London ; New York : Routledge, 2008
Omvang
256 p., geïllustreerd, 23 cm.
ISBN
9780415375764

Thousands urban utopias exist around the world, including intentional communities, eco-villages, permaculture plots, religious and secular retreats, co-housing projects, self-build schemes, projects for low-impact housing, and activist squats in urban and rural sites. The book is structured in four parts. In part one, literary and theoretical utopias from the early modern period to the nineteenth-century are reconsidered. Part two investigates twentieth-century urban utopianism and contemporary alternative settlements focusing on social and environmental issues, activism and eco-village living. Part three looks to wider horizons in recent practices in the non-affluent world, and Part four reviews a range of cases from the author’s visits to specific sites. This is followed by a short conclusion in which a discussion of key issues is resumed.


Locatie in de bibliotheek
Kast 19 - 3: Utopia ; De Ideale Stad
Opmerkingen
Incl. bibliographical references and Index.