Haffner, Jeanne, 1973-

The view from above the science of social space / Jeanne Haffner. - Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, (c)2013. - 1 online resource.

Includes bibliographies and index.

From enthusiasm to expertise : aerial vision from before the airplane to the aftermath of World War I -- The politics of spatial form : aerial photography in social scientific research, architecture, and urban planning, 1920s-1930s -- The opportunity of war -- Modeling the social and the spatial : "social space" in postwar French social scientific research -- From distanced observation to active participation : social space, participatory planning, and the demise of vision in 1960s France.



9780262312646


Space--Social aspects.


Electronic Books.

HM654 / .V549 2013