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Cities of Change – Addis Ababa: Transformation Strategies for Urban Territories in the 21st Century
Angelil Marc
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Paperback. Aiming to identify sustainable strategies - rather than upholding an a priori vision of an ideal city, this publication highlights questions of method and procedure that can be transferred to other 'cities of change', and covers developments, such as the influence of China in African countries or the chances of high-density, low-rise developments. Editor(s): Angelil, Marc; Hebel, Dirk. Num Pages: 256 pages, 151 black & white illustrations, 473 colour illustrations, 151 schw.-w. u. 473 farb. Abb. BIC Classification: 1HFGA; AMVD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 270 x 210. Weight in Grams: 1082.
Addis Ababa is one of the fastest transforming environments on the globe and a prototype of an emerging territory. What can architecture and urban design as disciplines contribute to such transformation? According to which criteria can processes of the kind encountered in Addis Ababa be evaluated? And, how can all of this be steered?
Aiming to identify sustainable strategies—rather than upholding an a priori vision of an ideal city—the publication acknowledges the heterogeneous conditions of urban territories. The book highlights questions of method and procedure that can be transferred to other ‘cities of change’. This revised edition covers recent ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Birkhauser Switzerland
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Publication date
2016
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
, Switzerland
ISBN
9783035608045
SKU
V9783035608045
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99-1
About Angelil Marc
Prof. Marc Angélil, ETH Zurich Prof. Dirk Hebel, ETH Zurich; Future Cities Laboratory, Singapore
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