The Interstitial Spaces of Urban Sprawl

ISBN-13: 9781032170718 / Miękka / 2023 / 200 str.

Cristian A. (Queen's University Belfast) Silva

Opis

This book proposes the idea of interstitial space as a theoretical framework to describe and understand the implications of in-between lands in urban studies, and their profound transformative effects in cities and their urban character.

Spis treści

Foreword by N Phelps;  Preface;  Acknowledgements;  Interview Sources;  CHAPTER 1. Enquiring into urban sprawl: Is it all about the built-up space?;  CHAPTER 2. The urban sprawl debate and the Zwischenstadt: Where is the interstitial geography?;  CHAPTER 3. The interstitial spaces of urban sprawl;  CHAPTER 4. The nature of interstitial spaces;  CHAPTER 5. The scales of the interstitiality;  CHAPTER 6. The relational character of interstitial spaces;  CHAPTER 7. Exploring seven interstitial spaces in Santiago de Chile;  CHAPTER 8. The implications of interstitial spaces in urban studies;  CHAPTER 9. Conclusions

 

O autorze

Cristian Silva is an architect and urbanist with an MA in Architecture from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and a PhD in Urban Studies from the Bartlett School of Planning, University College London (UCL). He is currently teaching in the areas of institutional and policy context of planning practice, urban design, health and wellbeing, and independent research at Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK. His research profile lies in the intersections between urban design, spatial planning, and social theory.