Naked city : the death and life of authentic urban places

Sharon Zukin
Bok · Engelsk · 2010 Sharon. Zukin,· Electronic books.

Utgitt	New York : Oxford University Press , cop. 2010
Omfang	XV, 294 s. : ill.
Opplysninger	Description based upon print version of record.. - Contents; Preface; Introduction: The City That Lost Its Soul; Uncommon Spaces; Common Spaces; Conclusion Destination Culture and the Crisis of Authenticity; Notes; Index. - As cities have gentrified, educated urbanites have come to prize what they regard as ""authentic"" urban life: aging buildings, art galleries, small boutiques, upscale food markets, neighborhood old-timers, funky ethnic restaurants, and old, family-owned shops. These signify a place's authenticity, in contrast to the bland standardization of the suburbs and exurbs. But as Sharon Zukin shows in Naked City, the rapid and pervasive demand for authenticity--evident in escalating real estate prices, expensive stores, and closely monitored urban streetscapes--has helped drive out the very people who
Emner	City and town life --New York (State) --New York. Community development, Urban --New York (State) --New York. Gentrifisering New York Vis mer... Sosiologi Urbanization --New York (State) --New York. Autentisitet Bydeler Bysosiologi Byutvikling New York (By) Urbanisering
Sjanger	Electronic books.
Dewey	307.1416097471 . - 307.7640973 . - 307.76
ISBN	978-0-19-538285-3. - 978-0-19-979446-1