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The Interstitial Spaces of Urban Sprawl Cristian A. Silva (Queen's University Belfast)

The Interstitial Spaces of Urban Sprawl By Cristian A. Silva (Queen's University Belfast)

Summary

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.

The Interstitial Spaces of Urban Sprawl Summary

The Interstitial Spaces of Urban Sprawl: Geographies of Santiago de Chile's Zwischenstadt by Cristian A. Silva (Queen's University Belfast)

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.

The analysis of the interstitial spaces is structured into four themes: the conceptual grounds of interstitial spaces; the nature of interstices; the geographical scale of interstices; and the relationality of interstices. The empirical section of the book introduces seven cases that illustrate the varied nature of interstitiality to finally discuss its implications in the broader field of urban studies. Reflections upon further lines of enquiry and theories of urbanisation, urban sprawl, and cities are highlighted in the conclusion chapter.

This is the ideal text for scholars of urban planning, strategic spatial planning, landscape planning, urban design, architecture, and other cognate disciplines as well as advanced students in these fields.

About Cristian A. Silva (Queen's University Belfast)

Cristian Silva is an architect and urbanist with an MA in Architecture from the Pontificia Universidad Catolica 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.

Table of Contents

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

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NPB9780367334710
9780367334710
0367334712
The Interstitial Spaces of Urban Sprawl: Geographies of Santiago de Chile's Zwischenstadt by Cristian A. Silva (Queen's University Belfast)
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Hardback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
2022-01-26
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