{"product_id":"rethinking-globalism-von-sengul-oymen-gur","title":"Rethinking Globalism","description":"\u003cp\u003eModernization freed mankind geographically,  intellectually and spiritually but ironically this  very freedom, produced anxiety and stress by cutting  the umbilical cord of tradition in all spheres of  life. Sense of identity, sense of place, the  comforts and security of a familiar milieu are all  at stake. The ideals of modernization such as  efficiency, functionalism, productivity,  standardization, rationalization and homogenization  brought about uniformity as opposed to the  traditional unity in diversity. Due to the  primordial relations of culture, society and the  physical environment our age attests the most  immense impact of globalization on urban space: the  demolishing of old quarters of cities and the  culturally effective domains. This book points to  the dignified human values embedded in traditional  old towns; it condemns the capitalistic modes of  international investments which overlook the local  values and criticises the internationally appraised  models of urban planning and architecture for not  taking into consideration the local resources,  geographic conditions, values and life styles, etc.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"aw-variant-hidden-subtitle-div\" id=\"aw-variant-subtitle-9783838380926\"\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCase of transforming old cities\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Autorenwelt Shop","offers":[{"title":"Softcover - 9783838380926","offer_id":39469223837789,"sku":"9783838380926","price":68.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0940\/0622\/files\/2ce682dc-05cc-4bba-bab6-c00f84b94c9b.jpg?v=1776056569","url":"https:\/\/shop.autorenwelt.de\/en\/products\/rethinking-globalism-von-sengul-oymen-gur","provider":"Autorenwelt Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}