Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-182) and index.
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Preliminaries; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 The Contemporary Uses of Industrial Ruins; 3 Ruins and the Disordering of Space; 4 Materiality in the Ruin Waste Excess and Sensuality; 5 The Spaces of Memory and the Ghosts of Dereliction; 6 Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.
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Across Western cities, there is an increasing obsession with producing manicured landscapes. Standing in contrast to these aesthetically and socially regulated spaces are the neglected sites of industrial ruins, places on the margin which accommodate transgressive and playful activities.
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Bloomsbury
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Industrial ruins.
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9781845200763
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Industrial ruins, space, aesthetics, and materiality