Description
Book SynopsisLike a CAT scan of an organ, urban tomography documents metropolitan life by sampling and compiling multiple slices of a city. Using photography and audio recording, urban planning expert Martin H. Krieger scans contemporary Los Angeles to illuminate different aspects of a community, from work to worship.
Trade Review"Martin H. Krieger is an imaginative thinker and a leader in taking advantage of technology. His
Urban Tomographies is a well-paced, clearly structured book that outlines new approaches to recording views of the city and that will be important for future research and teaching." * Ann Forsyth, Cornell University *
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations
Preface
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Cities, Streetscapes, and the Second Industrial Revolution
Chapter 3. Choreographies of Work
Chapter 4. System and Network, Node and Link
Chapter 5. Storefront Houses of Worship
Chapter 6. The Urban Aural Sensorium
Chapter 7. Finding Out Where We Are
Notes
Index
Acknowledgments
