The fate of the city as a way of organising human social life has frequently been declared as sealed. After decades of urban sprawl, technological revolutions towards the end of the 20th century sparked speculation about the virtualisation of urban functions: cyberspace instead of city. Moreover, the flexibilisation of time structures began to add a temporal dimension to the fragmentation of urban regions. Looking back on the apocalyptic prophecies of the 1990s, it is encouraging to discover that the city is still among the living. There is indeed a simultaneity of dispersion and concentration. Spatial and temporal density are not in the process of dissolving: they are being redefined. The international conference Time Space Places undertook to trace the course of this redefinition and the new constellations of our urban system.
Get Time – Space – Places by Benjamin Herkommer at the best price and quality guaranteed only at Werezi Africa's largest book ecommerce store. The book was published by Peter Lang GmbH and it has 230 pages.
Our digital collection is currently being curated to ensure the best possible reading experience on Werezi. We'll be launching our Ebooks platform shortly.
Your privacy, your choice
Make Werezi work for you
We use essential cookies for your cart and sign-in. With your permission, optional cookies help us understand how Werezi is used and improve your book recommendations.
Essential cookies are always active. Optional analytics stay off unless you choose Allow all.