The City as a Political Pawn: Urban Identities in Chiinu, ernivci, Lviv and Wroc

Description: The City as a Political Pawn by Bo Larsson Estimated delivery 4-14 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description This book describes the urban environment in the four cities before World War II, and how the present population handles the memories of the past for future development. Publisher Description This is a book about four cities who were several times, and especially in connection with World War II, forcedly put into completely new national contexts. This was affected by coercion from outside. The changes included genocide and forced displacement, but preserved built environment testifies past populations and national contexts. This book describes the urban environment in the four cities before World War II, and how the present population handles the memories of the past for future development.In connection with World War II and its aftermaths, many of the four cities Chiinu, ernivci, Lviv and Wrocaw residents were either killed or subject to forced migration beyond the new national borders. People settled in the city environment which still bore the traces of the earlier population and the earlier urban life that had been brutally put to an end.Due to the continued Russian military aggression on the territory of Ukraine, this study takes on a new relevance.This title is part of the Histories of Ukrainian Architecture programme initiated by DOM publishers in response to Russias attack on Ukraines sovereignty on 24 February 2022. Author Biography Born in 1946 in Lund, Sweden, Bo Larsson is an architect, PhD and associate professor of urban planning with teaching, research and practical urban-planning experience. He has devoted special interest to issues concerning cultural heritage in urban development and planning, the quality of urban design and sustainable transportation and urban structural development, as well as to urban issues in the Nordic countries and in East and Central Europe. Dr Larsson has worked at the Institute of Architecture, Urbanism and Landscape at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen, at the Department of Urban Planning at the Faculty of Architecture at Lund University, Sweden, and at the Centre for European Studies at Lund University. He also works as an expert for the European Commission. Published research projects include: The Language of the Town, Urban Form and Housing in Nordic Capital Cities from 1970 to 1990 (PhD thesis); Relations Between Nature and Culture in the Urban Planning of Lund 1950-2000 (thesis presented for appointment to the position of docent, equivalent to associate professor); and Multi-Ethnic Built Heritage in West Ukraine and Moldova - a Challenge for Urban Planning and Development. He is editor and co-author of the books Univer-City: The Old Middle-Sized European Academic Town as Framework of the Global Society of Science - Challenge and Possibilities (2008) and Tankar om frstadens framtid (Thoughts About the Future of the Suburb), with My Laurell, (2005). He is currently working on books based on the results of the research projects The Memory of Vanished Population Groups in Todays East- and Central European Urban Environments - Memory Treatment and Urban Planning in Lviv, ernivci, Chiinu and Wroclaw, and Literature and Cityscape - Urban Identity in East-Central Europe (on Brody, Buczacz and -Drohobycz in East Galicia; together with the University of Vienna). Details ISBN 3869228229 ISBN-13 9783869228228 Title The City as a Political Pawn Author Bo Larsson Format Paperback Year 2023 Pages 560 Publisher DOM Publishers GE_Item_ID:142155557; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. 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