The temporary city
By: Peter Bishop and Lesley Williams
Contributors: Williams, Lesley, 1957-
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2012
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 248
ISBN-13: 9780415670555; 9780415670562
Subjects: City planning; Temporary Buildings; Temporary housing
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 222-243) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : the temporary city; title: The dream of permanence; title: Temporary urbanism : drivers and conditions; title: Site life : the private sector response; title: Temporary arenas for consumption; title: The city as a stage; title: Culture and counterculture; title: Activism; title: Creative cities and the gentrification dilemma; title: Re-imagining the city : planning for temporary activity; title: The four-dimensional city.