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: 1. Juli 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 147mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 599g
• ISBN-13: 9780190912291
• ISBN-10: 0190912294
• Artikelnr.: 52409389

Autorenporträt

Jason M. Barr is a Professor at Rutgers University-Newark in the Department of Economics. His research interests include urban economics, and agent-based computational economics.

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?