Oslo Learning to Fly offers the first comprehensive presentation of the radical transformation of this former sleepy village into an emerging world city. Oslo has been among the fastest growing cities in Europe for decades and this book spans from the conversion of a major shipyard into the multi-use borough Aker Brygge in the late 1980s, and into 2030 when the transformation to a post-industrial city will be complete.

Inside, the philosophy and principles behind Oslos urban development are revealed and the book may be used both as a tool-kit for urban practitioners in post-industrial cities, and as a gift book for people all over the world who want to familiarise themselves with the Oslopolitan way of life and with how to do the noblest art of them al: the art of city making.

Oslo Learning to Fly is divided into four chapters. Chapter 1 is dedicated to the harbour landscape of the Fjord City, Chapter 2 to the managing of growth through hub densification, Chapter 3 is about transformation and refinement of the already existing urban fabric, and Chapter 4 covers the relevance of so-called third places and their importance in enabling the concept of community.

And please, dont leave me on the coffee table. Im made for walking. Bring me with you when you walk the streets of Oslo, and use me as a treasure map to discover the secrets of the city.

Erling Fossen is a human geographer and self-proclaimed urban doctor. He is currently the project leader of Oslo Metropolitan Area a non-profit organisation devoted to urban development in the Greater Oslo.

Format Flexband Omfång 327 sidor Språk Engelska Förlag Arvinius+Orfeus Publishing Utgivningsdatum 2018-12-19 Medverkande Jon Lindblom Medverkande Elin Børrud Medverkande Ellen de Vibe Medverkande Halvor Weider Ellefsen Medverkande Påhl H. Eng Medverkande Anne Beate Hovind Medverkande Dana Jdid Medverkande Bjørnar Johnsen Medverkande Erling Lae Medverkande Asbjørg Næss Medverkande Kathrine Nyhus Medverkande Emil Paaske Medverkande Liv Sæteren Medverkande Knut Schreiner Medverkande Lin Skaufel Medverkande Marianne Skjulhaug Medverkande Aga Skorupka Medverkande Henning Sunde Medverkande Aslaug Tveit Medverkande Silje Barkesten Medverkande Greg Clark Medverkande Kamzy Gunaratnam Medverkande Kristin Jarmund Medverkande David Leonard Medverkande Maiuran Loganathan Medverkande Tin Phan Medverkande Aat Vos Medverkande Janne Wilberg Medverkande Ivar Winther Medverkande Kevin Gallagher ISBN 9789187543982