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URBAN ACUPUNCTURE - (LERNER JAIME) |
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Code EAN 13 : 9781610915830
- date de parution :
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2015-03-12
- éditeur :
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Island Press
- format :
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20 X 12 CM
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Celebrating Pinpricks of Change that Enrich City Life
During his three terms as mayor of Curitiba, Brazil in the 1970s and
‘80s, architect and urbanist Jaime Lerner transformed his city into a
global model of the sustainable and livable community. From the
pioneering Bus Rapid Transit system to parks designed to catch runoff
and reduce flooding and the creation of pedestrian-only zones, Lerner
has been the driving force behind a host of innovative urban projects.
In more than forty years of work in cities around the globe, Lerner has
found that changes to a community don’t need to be large-scale and
expensive to have a transformative impact—in fact, one block, park, or a
single person can have an outsized effect on life in the surrounding
city.
In Urban Acupuncture, Lerner celebrates these “pinpricks” of
urbanism—projects, people, and initiatives from around the world that
ripple through their communities to uplift city life. With meditative
and descriptive prose, Lerner brings readers around the world to streets
and neighborhoods where urban acupuncture has been practiced best, from
the bustling La Boqueria market in Barcelona to the revitalization of
the Cheonggyecheon River in Seoul, South Korea. Through this journey,
Lerner invites us to re-examine the true building blocks of vibrant
communities—the tree-lined avenues, night vendors, and songs and
traditions that connect us to our cities and to one another.
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