Political placemaking and urban mythology
By: Nikolina Bobic, Eeva Aarrevaara, Philip Speranza, Samantha Salden, Chuo Li
Contributors: International Association for the Study of Traditional Environments; University of California, Berkeley. Center for Environmental Design Research
Series: Traditional dwellings and settlements working paper series -- volume 242; Traditional dwellings and settlements working paper series -- v. 242.
Publisher: International Association for the Study of Traditional Environments
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Berkeley, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 87
Subjects: Urban renewal; Congresses; City planning
Notes: Cover title.

Selected papers from the 2012 IASTE conference.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Belgrade's security and surveillance: circulating violence through infrastructure / Nikolina Bobic; title: Exploring the roots of the village as a myth and an ideal for urban renewal / Eeva Aarrevaara; title: Catalan nation building and bottom-up placemaking: redevelopment in the 22nd district / Philip Speranza; title: The illegal fabric: understanding the American dream and its effect on Chicago / Samantha Salden; title: The myth of tradition in New York's Chinatown / Chuo Li.