Abandoned factories, shipyards, warehouses, and refineries are features of many industrialized cities around the world. But despite their state of decline, these derelict sites remain vitally connected with the urban landscapes that surround them. In this enlightening new book, Alice Mah explores the experiences of urban decline and post-industrial change in three different community contexts: Niagara Falls, Canada/USA; Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK; and Ivanovo, Russia. Employing a unique methodological approach that combines ethnographic, spatial, and documentary methods, Mah draws on international comparisons of the landscapes and legacies of industrial ruination over the past forty years. Through this, she foregrounds the complex challenges of living with prolonged uncertainty and deprivation amidst socioeconomic change. This rich comparative study makes an essential contribution to far-reaching debates about the decline of manufacturing, regeneration, and identity, and will have important implications for urban theory and policy.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
ISBN-13
9781442645493
eBay Product ID (ePID)
138822997
Product Key Features
Subject Area
Urban Planning
Author
Alice Mah
Publication Name
Industrial Ruination, Community and Place: Landscapes and Legacies of Urban Decline
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Economics
Publication Year
2012
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
240 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
236mm
Item Width
159mm
Item Weight
500g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Alice Mah
Country/Region of Manufacture
Canada
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