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Urban Planning and the Pursuit of Happiness: European Variations on a Universal Theme

With Arnold Bartetzky





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Urban planning is not just about the shaping of floor spaces or building complexes. It also implies promises for a better life. The technological, artistic, political and social visions of planners and their patrons are related, explicitly or otherwise, to the universal idea of a pursuit of happiness. This does not mean they always match the needs of the people concerned; the inhabitants' actual usages and appropriations of urban spaces may even undermine their original conceptions. Both 'pursuits' - by those in charge and by the users of urban planning projects - are tackled in this volume, which assembles a dozen case studies from various European countries from the Enlightenment to the present.

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Publisher | JOVIS Verlag
Published date | 30 Aug 2009
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Format | Paperback
Pages | 224
Dimensions | 165 x 240 x 20mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 703g
ISBN | 978-3-8685-9020-3
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BISAC | architecture / urban & land use planning


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