The Accidental Playground : Brooklyn Waterfront Narratives of the Undesigned and Unplanned

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Highly illustrated and artfully researched, the book will draw readers into a unique space in one of New York City's most popular boroughs. The Accidental Playground explores the remarkable landscape created by individuals and small groups who occupied and rebuilt an abandoned Brooklyn waterfro...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Campo, Daniel
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxford : Fordham University Press, 2013.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal.
Waterfronts > Recreational use.
Waste lands > Recreational use.
Recreation.
Communities.
ARCHITECTURE > Buildings > Public, Commercial & Industrial.
Fronts de mer > Utilisation pour les loisirs > New York (État) > New York.
Friches > Utilisation pour les loisirs > New York (État) > New York.
Communaute > New York (État) > New York.
Loisirs > New York (État) > New York.
Waterfronts > Recreational use > New York (State) > New York.
Waste lands > Recreational use > New York (State) > New York.
Communities > New York (State) > New York.
Recreation > New York (State) > New York.
New York (State) > New York.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Highly illustrated and artfully researched, the book will draw readers into a unique space in one of New York City's most popular boroughs. The Accidental Playground explores the remarkable landscape created by individuals and small groups who occupied and rebuilt an abandoned Brooklyn waterfront. While local residents, activists, garbage haulers, real estate developers, speculators, and two city administrations fought over the fate of the former Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal (BEDT), others simply took to this decaying edge, transforming it into a unique venue for leisure, creative, and e.
Physical Description:1 online resource (304 pages).
ISBN:9780823251902

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