- 298 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
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About this book
This accessible critique of urban construction reimagines city development and life in an era of unprecedented building.
Exploring the proliferation of building and construction, Imrie sets out its many degrading impacts on both people and the environment. Using examples from around the world, he illustrates how construction is motivated by economic and political ideologies rather than actual need, and calls for a more sensitive, humane and nature-focused culture of construction.
This compelling book calls for radical changes to city living and environments by building less, but better.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Endorsement
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- List of Figures
- About the Author
- Preface
- 1 Introduction: The Omnipresent Nature of Building
- 2 The Significance of Building and Construction
- 3 Building and the Construction State
- 4 Speculation and Building Booms
- 5 Disruption, Displacement and Dispossession
- 6 Demolition: Wasting the City and Teardown Building
- 7 Why Building More Housing Will Not Work
- 8 Building That Matters to People
- 9 Constructing for Species Survival
- 10 Building and Construction That Cares
- Notes
- References
- Index