Editorial: Oxford University Press
Número de páginas: 576 págs. 15.6 x 23.4 cm
Fecha de edición: 28-02-2024
EAN: 9780198907756
ISBN: 978-0-19-890775-6
Precio (sin IVA): 46,80 €
Precio (IVA incluído): 48,67 €
The rise of suburbs and the disinvestment from cities have been defining features of life in many countries over the course of the twentieth century, especially English-speaking countires. The separation of different aspects of life, such as living and working, and the diffusion of the population in far-flung garden homes have necessitated the enormous consumption of natural lands and the constant use of mechanized transportation. Why did we abandon our dense, complex urban places and seek to find 'the best of the city and the country' in the flowery suburbs? Looking back at the architecture and urban design of the 1800s offers some answers, but a missing piece in the story is found in Victorian utopian literature.