The business of the territory: Evolution and perspectives of the modern city

The contemporary city is the result of its continuous extension over the territory, supported by the invention of different service infrastructures that have progressively increased the radius of influence of the urban. The provision of these services has allowed citizens to enjoy a better quality of life, but it has also led to an abusive deterioration of environmental resources. The history of how these infrastructures have determined the different forms of organization of today's urban society is paired with that of how the consumption of territory has become one of the m is relevant businesses of capitalist society. 388 p.: B/w, 23x15.5 cm., Paperback