The lure of the city : from slums to suburbs /
Short, accessibly written essays make the case for cities, arguing that the metropolitan mindset is essential to the struggle for human liberation.
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| Other Authors / Creators: | Williams, Austin, editor. Donald, Alastair, editor. |
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| Format: | eBook Electronic |
| Language: | English |
| Imprint: | London : Pluto Press, 2011. |
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| Online Access: | Click here for full text at JSTOR |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction : The paradoxical city / Alastair Donald
- The dynamic city : citizens make cities / Alan Hudson
- The emerging city : Africa's metropolitan mindset / Alastair Donald
- The crowded city : people on the move / Patrick Hayes
- The planned city : make no little plans / Michael Owens
- The historic city : false urban memory syndrome / Steve Nash and Austin Williams
- The sanitised city : if you've done nothing wrong ... / Tony Pierce and Austin Williams
- The eco-city : utopia, then and now / Austin Williams
- The visionary city : things will endure less than us / Austin Williams and Karl Sharro
- Conclusion : The civilised city / Austin Williams.