Palimpsests: Biographies of 50 City Districts: International Case Studies of Urban Change

by Paul Knox

Knox' in-situ studies present 50 especially significant city districts from the whole of Europe in words and pictures. His field research focuses on typologically outstanding city districts that have developed a high degree of individuality.
Cities are the symbiosis of diverse districts: the smaller units serve to provide an important identity function: business centers and amusement districts such as the City and the West End in London, technology...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3034608098
• ISBN13: 9783034608091
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: Birkhauser
• Length: 279 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.6" x 10.9"