The city reader /

The city reader /

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Other Authors / Creators:LeGates, Richard T.
Stout, Frederic, 1943-
Format: Book
Language:English
Imprint: London ; New York : Routledge, 1996.
Subjects:
Urban policy.
Cities and towns.
City planning.
Retention:Retained for Eastern Academic Scholars' Trust (EAST) http://eastlibraries.org/retained-materials
Table of Contents:
  • List of plates
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • Prologue
  • "How to Study Cities"
  • Part 1. The Evolution of Cities
  • Introduction
  • "The Urbanization of the Human Population"
  • "The Urban Revolution"
  • "The Polis"
  • First-Person Accounts of Great Cities of the Medieval and Early Modern World
  • "The Great Towns"
  • "The Drive-in Culture of Contemporary America"
  • "Beyond Suburbia: The Rise of the Technoburb"
  • Plate Section: The Evolution of Cities
  • Part 2. Urban Culture and Society
  • Introduction
  • "What Is a City?"
  • "Urbanism as a Way of Life"
  • "Bowling Alone: America's Declining Social Capital"
  • "The Uses of Sidewalks: Safety"
  • "The Negro Problems of Philadelphia," "The Question of Earning a Living," and "Color Prejudice"
  • "From Institutional to Jobless Ghettos"
  • "Whose Culture? Whose City?"
  • "Visions of a New Reality: The City and the Emergence of Modern Visual Culture"
  • Plate Section: Visions of a New Reality
  • Part 3. Urban Space
  • Introduction
  • "The Growth of the City: An Introduction to a Research Project"
  • "The Almost Perfect Town"
  • "The Islamic City: Historic Myths, Islamic Essence, and Contemporary Relevance"
  • "Social Exclusion and Space"
  • "Taking Los Angeles Apart: Towards a Postmodern Geography"
  • "Fortress L.A."
  • "The Neighborhood, the District, and the Corridor"
  • "The Impact of the New Technologies and Globalization on Cities"
  • Part 4. Urban Politics, Governance, and Economics
  • Introduction
  • "Contested Cities: Social Process and Spatial Form"
  • "How to Study Urban Political Power"
  • "A Ladder of Citizen Participation"
  • "The Need for a New Vision for the Development of Large U.S. Metropolitan Areas"
  • "Broken Windows"
  • "The Competitive Advantage of the Inner City"
  • "The Center Cannot Hold"
  • Plate Section: Social and Symbolic Uses of Urban Space
  • Part 5. Urban Planning History and Visions
  • Introduction
  • "Public Parks and the Enlargement of Towns"
  • "Author's Introduction" and "The Town-Country Magnet"
  • "A Contemporary City"
  • "Broadacre City: A New Community Plan"
  • "Designing the Region" and "Designing the Region Is Designing the Neighborhood"
  • Part 6. Urban Planning Theory and Practice
  • Introduction
  • "The City of Theory"
  • "Twentieth Century Land Use Planning: A Stalwart Family Tree"
  • "Planning in the Face of Conflict"
  • "Advocacy and Pluralism in Planning"
  • "Green Urbanism and the Lessons of European Cities: 'The Vision of Green Urbanism' and 'Creating Green and Sustainable Cities in the United States: Lessons from Europe'"
  • Plate Section: Urban Planning
  • Part 7. Perspectives on Urban Design
  • Introduction
  • "Author's Introduction," "The Relationship Between Buildings, Monuments, and Public Squares," and "The Enclosed Character of the Public Square"
  • "The City Image and its Elements"
  • "The Design of Spaces"
  • "Toward an Urban Design Manifesto"
  • "What Would a Non-sexist City Be Like? Speculations on Housing, Urban Design, and Human Work"
  • Part 8. The Future of the City
  • Introduction
  • "The Post-City Age"
  • "European Cities, the Informational Society, and the Global Economy"
  • "Planning Sustainable and Livable Cities"
  • "The Teleserviced City"
  • Illustration credits
  • Copyright information
  • Index

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