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.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Williams, Austin (Editor ), Donald, Alastair (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Pluto Press, 2011.
Temas:
Sociology, Urban.
Cities and towns.
Cities
Sociologie urbaine.
Villes.
urban sociology.
cities.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > Urban.
Cities and towns
Sociology, Urban
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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