Cities by Design

The Social Life of Urban Form

Omschrijving

Who makes our cities, and what part do everyday users have in the design of cities? This book powerfully shows that city-making is a social process and examines the close relationship between the social and physical shaping of urban environments. Who makes our cities, and what part do everyday users have in the design of cities? This book powerfully shows that city-making is a social process and examines the close relationship between the social and physical shaping of urban environments. Acknowledgements vii 1 Introduction: Cities by Design 1 2 The Social Life of Urban Form: Size, Density, Diversity 26 3 Unequal Cities, Segregated Spaces 60 4 The Contradictions of Informality 91 5 Urban Environments: Ecology, Inequity, Mobility 113 6 Infrastructure as 'Design Politics' 138 7 Afterword: The Possible City 159 References 178 Index 201
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Schrijver
Tonkiss, Fran (London School of Economics)
Titel
Cities by Design
Uitgever
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Jaar
2013
Taal
Engels
Pagina's
224
Gewicht
341 gr
EAN
9780745648989
Afmetingen
229 x 152 x 18 mm
Bindwijze
Paperback / softback

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