Second hand spaces
Second hand spaces

Author: Sarah Osswald

Publisher: Jovis Verlag

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9783868591552

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At vacant sites, second hand spaces draw on the atmosphere, the traces, the remains, and the history of their previous uses. Their actors develop an individual aesthetic out of the site that stands out due to its simplicity and improvised quality. New ideas are tested and elements of surprise are created in the city. Second hand spaces evolve against the background of different demands on urban spaces and provide opportunities for interaction, participation, and start-ups. They open up new courses of action for urban planning and at the same time make a contribution to the sustainable design of urban change. In nine essays, twenty-seven experts highlight the backgrounds, actors, and effects of second hand spaces based on fifteen projects from Europe, resulting in thematic links to current social discourses throughout the book.

Second-Hand Cultures
Second-Hand Cultures

Author: Nicky Gregson

Publisher:

Published: 2003-03

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13:

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Drawing on six years of original research, this book explores what happens when the often contradictory motivations behind style and survival strategies are brought together in the second hand trade. What does second hand buying and selling tell us about the state of contemporary consumption?

Reframing the Reclaiming of Urban Space
Reframing the Reclaiming of Urban Space

Author: Megan E. Heim LaFrombois

Publisher: Lexington Books

Published: 2017-11-30

Total Pages: 137

ISBN-13: 1498548709

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In Reframing the Reclaiming of Urban Space: A Feminist Exploration into Do-It-Yourself Urbanismin Chicago, Megan E. Heim LaFrombois explores the concept of do-it-yourself (DIY) urbanism from an intersectional, feminist, analytical framework. Interventions based on DIY urbanism are small-scale and place-specific and focus on urban spaces which can be reclaimed and repurposed, often outside of formal urban planning institutions. Heim LaFrombois examines the discourses and processes surrounding the institutionalized and embedded nature of DIY urbanism. She weaves together sites and sources to reveal the ways in which DIY urbanists make sense of their participation and experiences with DIY urbanism and with the broader political, social, and economic contexts and spaces in which these activities take place. Her research findings contribute to and build on current research that illustrates the importance of gender, race, class, and sexuality to cities, local politics, urban planning initiatives, and the development of communities.

Cities and Consumption
Cities and Consumption

Author: Mark Jayne

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 9780415327343

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This text investigates the mutual and dynamic relationship between urban development and consumption. It uses case studies and illustrations from North America, Europe and Asia.

Global Perspectives on Changing Secondhand Economies
Global Perspectives on Changing Secondhand Economies

Author: Karen Tranberg Hansen

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2022-02-23

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 1000545024

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Providing interdisciplinary and global perspectives, this book examines historical and contemporary changes in secondhand economies, including the emergence and specialization of secondhand venues, the materials involved, as well as the cultural significance of secondhand things and the professions associated with them. The objects in focus range from used clothing, scrap and waste materials, to antiquities and used cars, thrift stores and circular economies. Growing concerns with sustainability in the West have helped bring about the ‘rediscovery’ of practices of clothing re-use, re-purposing and re-cycling at the same time as major high-street retailers are establishing programs to return used clothing to their stores for re-sale or recycling. As the contributions to this edited volume demonstrate, recent concerns with the fast pace and adverse effects of global commodity flows have increased the scholarly attention to secondhand economies, both in terms of their history and their significance for livelihoods and sustainability. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of the journal, Business History.

The Great Good Place
The Great Good Place

Author: Ray Oldenburg

Publisher: Da Capo Press

Published: 1999-08-18

Total Pages: 377

ISBN-13: 0786752416

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The landmark survey that celebrates all the places where people hang out--and is helping to spawn their revival A New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice "Third places," or "great good places," are the many public places where people can gather, put aside the concerns of home and work (their first and second places), and hang out simply for the pleasures of good company and lively conversation. They are the heart of a community's social vitality and the grassroots of a democracy. Author Ray Oldenburg portrays, probes, and promotes th4ese great good places--coffee houses, cafes, bookstores, hair salons, bars, bistros, and many others both past and present--and offers a vision for their revitalization. Eloquent and visionary, this is a compelling argument for these settings of informal public life as essential for the health both of our communities and ourselves. And its message is being heard: Today, entrepreneurs from Seattle to Florida are heeding the call of The Great Good Place--opening coffee houses, bookstores, community centers, bars, and other establishments and proudly acknowledging their indebtedness to this book.

A New Approach to REASONING Verbal , Non-Verbal & Analytical
A New Approach to REASONING Verbal , Non-Verbal & Analytical

Author: BS Sijwalii

Publisher: Arihant Publications India limited

Published: 2021-05-26

Total Pages: 1089

ISBN-13: 932529947X

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1. A New Approach to Reasoning’ is the appropriate and best reference book on reasoning 2. The book is divided into 3 sections; verbal, non verbal and Analytical 3. Each chapter begins with the introduction and cover every type 4. Each type is supported with examples and separate exercise with solutions 5. Master Exercise has ample number of the questions and previous years solved Papers In any general, competitive or entrance examination, the section of Reasoning and General Intelligence is capturing the central stage and carrying equal weightage like any other section. The section of Reasoning basically tests the thinking power and mind applicability skills. The book ‘A New Approach to Reasoning’ is the most appropriate and best reference book on reasoning. It caters and develop skills in Verbal, Non-Verbal and Analytical reasoning for various competitive and management entrance. Each chapter begins with the brief introduction about the chapter and covers all possible types. Each Type has its specific theory that is supported with example and separate exercise along with detailed solutions. At the end of each chapter, there is a Master Exercise that has ample number of questions and previous Years Solved Papers based on each type. Every question has its accurate and detailed answers. TOC Verbal Reasoning, Non-Verbal Reasoning and Analytical Reasoning