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The Good City : Reflections and Imaginations.
Cities, Allan B. Jacobs contends, ought to be magnificent, beautiful places to live. They should be places where people can be fulfilled, where they can be what they can be, where there is freedom, love, ideas, excitement, quiet and joy. Cities ought to be the ultimate manifestation of society'...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
Taylor & Francis,
2011.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; The Good City; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Part I: Experiencing Cities: An Introduction; Part II: Learning from Calcutta; Why India?; Part III: Learning in Italy; Walls and Gates; Being Apart; Gianicolo Busts; Via Costa Masciarelli: A Question of Values; Part IV: City People: Fragments; Traffic Cop; Excellent!; Immigrants; Practicing; Part V: Breaking and Making Community; Cleveland and the Unmaking of City; The Etcher of Caprano; Liberty Bakery; Stopping By; Curitiba and the Making of Community; Part VI: World-Class Cities; Memos on Pudong.
- Part VII: City CertaintiesTraffic is Not a Problem; Parking is Not a Problem; Things Can Get Better or Worse; What You Believe Counts; Part VIII: San Francisco; Reflecting on San Francisco; The Civil Service Giants; Part IX: The Good City; Index.