Jason M Barr

Building the Skyline

The Birth and Growth of Manhattan's Skyscrapers

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Produktbeschreibung

Jason Barr chronicles the economic history of the Manhattan skyline. Part I lays out the historical background that established Manhattan's real estate trajectory. Part II focuses specifically on the economic history of skyscrapers and the skyline, investigating the reasons for their heights, frequencies, locations, and shapes.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 456
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Juni 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 155mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 794g
• ISBN-13: 9780199344369
• ISBN-10: 0199344361
• Artikelnr.: 47865135

Autorenporträt

Jason M. Barr is an associate professor of economics at Rutgers University, Newark. His areas of interests include urban economics, New York City history, and computational economics. He has published many articles in top peer-reviewed economics journals. He is one of the leading scholars on skyscraper economics. His research has been discussed widely in the media, including in the New York Times, The Economist, National Public Radio, and the New York Observer. He has taught economics at Rutgers University-Newark, Dartmouth College, and Columbia University.

Inhaltsangabe

PART I: BEFORE THE SKYSCRAPER REVOLUTION
1. Manhattan's Natural History
2. Mannahatta to Manhattan: Settlement to Grid Plan
3. Land Use before the Civil War
4. The Tenements and the Skyline
PART II: THE RISE OF THE SKYLINE
5. The Economics of Skyscraper Height
6. Measuring the Skyline
7. The Bedrock Myth
8. The Birth of Midtown
9. Edifice Complex? The Cause of the 1920s Building Boom
10. What's Manhattan Worth? 150 Years of Land Values
Epilogue: Resilient Skyline?