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Showing 1 to 3 of 3 for “"City Palimpsest"”.
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Inner-city palimpsest: Building the city above the city
… fabric of dense inner-cities, the layered palimpsest, and strong sense of character as a result of the piecemeal evolution of the city over time. Retaining this character is at odds with the phenomenon of a market-driven, developer-led method of place ‘un-making’ within the city which aims …
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Inhabiting Wetness
… the maintenance of ecosystems and health of the city. It makes a case to consider the humedales (wetlands) as an important constituent in imagining the future of Asunción because of its overlooked benefits including carbon-sequestration, cultivation of biodiversity, protection again erosion and …
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Imagination in the public domain: The case of the homeless workers movement (MTST) in São Paulo, Brazil
… future as a spatiotemporal layer in the city palimpsest. This means a set of images of the future ─ in tension with each other and with memories of the past and possibilities of present ─ that functions as a disciplinary instrument orchestrating planning. Second, understanding collective …