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Ge Cerro Santamaria - Bilbao - 9780080453248 - V9780080453248
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Bilbao

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Description for Bilbao Hardcover. Considers Bilbao's social history and the complex relationships between local and global entities. This book argues that globalization processes in Bilbao are as old as the city itself and that the role of the State must be taken into account in order to explain the city's changing fortunes. Series Editor(s): Tiesdell, Steven. Series: Current Research in Urban & Regional Studies. Num Pages: 242 pages, Illustrated. BIC Classification: JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 165 x 23. Weight in Grams: 535.
The gleaming Guggenheim Museum Bilbao has put the Basque capital on the map of world cities and has exacerbated optimism among public officials worldwide about the role of spectacular architecture in urban renewal. This book - a theoretically-informed case study and a major synthesis of Bilbaos developments through the lens of globalization analyzes the Guggenheim project as the latest of Bilbaos globalization efforts, puts the project in the context of Bilbaos decades-long transformation and contends that Bilbaos positive economic performance since 1994 is not fundamentally due to the success of Frank Gehry's building, but rather to a complex array of ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
Series
Current Research in Urban & Regional Studies
Number of Pages
242
Place of Publication
Kidlington, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780080453248
SKU
V9780080453248
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Ref
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About Ge Cerro Santamaria
Gerardo del Cerro Santamaria, born in Spain and a long-time observer of urban and Basque affairs, teaches at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in New York City. Educated in Madrid and New York, and trained in urbanism and political economy by Manuel Castells, Janet Abu-Lughod and Diane Davis, Professor del Cerro holds Ph.D.s from the ... Read more

Reviews for Bilbao
'Gehry's magnificent museum may have catapulted the Basque city of Bilbao to international consciousness, but it was merely the latest step in this globalizing city's seven-century-long path of reinventing itself to serve the changing needs of an evolving world system. In a remarkable achievement, Del Cerro has written a stunning history of the special semi-independent politics and enviable entrepreneurial talents ... Read more

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