Vertical

Description:

"From the penthouse to the sewers--the political geography of the vertical city Vertical is a brilliant re-imagining of the world we live in. Today we live in a world that can no longer be read as a two-dimensional map. In Vertical Stephen Graham rewrites the city at every level, calling for a a new understanding of our surroundings that takes into account above and below: why Dubai has been built to be seen from GoogleEarth; how the superrich in Sao Paulo live their penthouse lives far from the street; why London billionaires build vast subterranean basements rather than move house. Vertical will make you look at the city anew: from the viewfinders of drones, satellites, from the top of skyscrapers, at street-level and from underground bunkers: this is a new politics of space and geography"--

subjects: Cities and towns, growth,  Land use, urban,  Space (architecture),  Cities and towns,  Growth,  Urban Land use,  Social aspects,  SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban,  POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / City Planning & Urban Development,  ARCHITECTURE / General,  Villes,  Croissance,  Utilisation urbaine du sol,  Espace (Architecture),  Aspect social,  Suburban growth,  Urban sprawl