Becoming Urban: City of Nomads

This book explores Ulaanbaatar as a unique case study of an emerging urban center, rejecting the agency of the masterplan as an effective tool in emerging urban conditions and promoting incremental urbanism as a means of addressing the challenges of urbanization. It highlights the critical issues facing the 21st century in terms of urbanization, such as how cities will be planned and organized spatially, and the impact this will have on climate and social and economic outcomes.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 128 pages
Publication date: 04 September 2023
Publisher: Oro Editions

This captivating book takes us on a transformative journey to explore the unique city of Ulaanbaatar, presenting it as a paradigm-shifting case that offers a fresh perspective on our urban world. As a primordial soup of emerging conditions, Ulaanbaatar is envisioned as an incubator for innovative urban concepts, nurturing the growth of alternative urban visions. It challenges the conventional notion of the masterplan as an effective tool in emerging urban contexts, instead advocating for a framework that promotes incremental urbanism. While the story of Ulaanbaatar's urban transformation is specific to the Ger districts of Mongolia, its significance extends far beyond its borders. It serves as a poignant reflection of the broader challenges facing the 21st century, particularly in terms of how people, communities, planners, and politicians navigate the effects of urbanization. The way in which these processes unfold spatially and by whom will have profound implications for the climate, the social and economic fabric of our future cities.

This captivating book takes us on a transformative journey to explore the unique city of Ulaanbaatar, presenting it as a paradigm-shifting case that offers a fresh perspective on our urban world. As a primordial soup of emerging conditions, Ulaanbaatar is envisioned as an incubator for innovative urban concepts, nurturing the growth of alternative urban visions. It challenges the conventional notion of the masterplan as an effective tool in emerging urban contexts, instead advocating for a framework that promotes incremental urbanism. While the story of Ulaanbaatar's urban transformation is specific to the Ger districts of Mongolia, its significance extends far beyond its borders. It serves as a poignant reflection of the broader challenges facing the 21st century, particularly in terms of how people, communities, planners, and politicians navigate the effects of urbanization. The way in which these processes unfold spatially and by whom will have profound implications for the climate, the social and economic fabric of our future cities.

This captivating book takes us on a transformative journey to explore the unique city of Ulaanbaatar, presenting it as a paradigm-shifting case that offers a fresh perspective on our urban world. As a primordial soup of emerging conditions, Ulaanbaatar is envisioned as an incubator for innovative urban concepts, nurturing the growth of alternative urban visions. It challenges the conventional notion of the masterplan as an effective tool in emerging urban contexts, instead advocating for a framework that promotes incremental urbanism. While the story of Ulaanbaatar's urban transformation is specific to the Ger districts of Mongolia, its significance extends far beyond its borders. It serves as a poignant reflection of the broader challenges facing the 21st century, particularly in terms of how people, communities, planners, and politicians navigate the effects of urbanization. The way in which these processes unfold spatially and by whom will have profound implications for the climate, the social and economic fabric of our future cities.

Dimension: 253 x 190 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781954081062