The volume brings together contributions by both leading scholars and young academics with a particular experience in the urban potential of the territory in situations not necessarily linked to the dense metropolis, its compact formor to city sprawl. What brings these scholars together is their common reflection on this central theme, though from varied disciplinary and experimental backgrounds. Leading academics like A. Mela (Prof. of Territory and EnvironmentSociology, University of Turin), S. Tagliagambe (Prof. of Philosophy and Science, University of Sassari), G. Maciocco (Dean of the Faculty of Architecture and Planning, Alghero, Italy) and P. Pittaluga have accumulated long-time experience in developing environmental approaches within Philosophy, Sciences, Environmental Planning and Art. Researchers like I. Doucet, N. Janssens and K. Boon in their turn bring in approaches related to specific European contexts. Provides critical exploration of particular concepts New forms of representing social and spatial processes of the contemporary society Counter-space and intermediate spaces of city and territory Theoretical reflections on the urban potential of European city territory Existing approaches dealing with new forms of the city, the urban and urbanity, and the formative contents of the environmental city INDICE: 1. The Territorial Future of the City.- 2. The Dilation of the Concept of 'Inhabit' and the City/Territory Relationship.- 3. Planning in Search of Ground: Committed Muddling Through or a Critical View from Above.- 4. The Polycentric City and Environmental Resources.- 5. Images of Local Societies andProjects for Space.- 6. Critical Design - The Implementation of 'Designerly' Thinking to Explore the Futurity of Our Physical Environment.- 7. Imagining the Re/Co-production of a Hybrid Territory. Testing Sustainable Concepts of Landscape Development in Roeselare-West.- 8. Derelict Places as Alternative Territories of the City.
- ISBN: 978-3-540-77513-3
- Editorial: Springer
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 205
- Fecha Publicación: 01/03/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés