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The Lure of the City: From Slums to Suburbs
Austin Williams (Ed.)
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Description for The Lure of the City: From Slums to Suburbs
Paperback. Short, accessibly written essays make the case for cities, arguing that the metropolitan mindset is essential to the struggle for human liberation. Editor(s): Williams, Austin; Donald, Alastair. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white line drawings, figures. BIC Classification: JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 133 x 13. Weight in Grams: 228.
Cities, by their very nature, are a mass of contradictions. They can be at once visually stunning, culturally rich, exploitative and unforgiving. In The Lure of the City Austin Williams and Alastair Donald explore the potential of cities to meet the economic, social and political challenges of the current age.
This book seeks to examine the dynamics of urban life, showing that new opportunities can be maximised and social advances realised in existing and emerging urban centres. The book explores both the planned and organic nature of urban developments and the impacts and aspirations of the people ... Read more
Cities, by their very nature, are a mass of contradictions. They can be at once visually stunning, culturally rich, exploitative and unforgiving. In The Lure of the City Austin Williams and Alastair Donald explore the potential of cities to meet the economic, social and political challenges of the current age.
This book seeks to examine the dynamics of urban life, showing that new opportunities can be maximised and social advances realised in existing and emerging urban centres. The book explores both the planned and organic nature of urban developments and the impacts and aspirations of the people ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745331775
SKU
V9780745331775
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Ref
99-1
About Austin Williams (Ed.)
Austin Williams is author of The Enemies of Progress (Societas, 2008) and co-editor of The Future of Community (Pluto, 2009) and The Lure of the City (Pluto, 2008). He is the founder of ManTownHuman, director of the Future Cities Project and convenor of the infamous 'Bookshop Barnies' book discussions. Alastair Donald is researching Urban Systems and ... Read more
Reviews for The Lure of the City: From Slums to Suburbs
'Out from under the dead weight of conventional wisdom and eco-gloom emerges a clear-eyed vision of cities that is celebrated in this book'
Matt Ridley, author of The Rational Optimist (2010) 'This book opens a debate as it allows the readers to reconsider their own prejudices and preferences'
Will Alsop, OBE, architect and adjunct professor, Ontario College of ... Read more
Matt Ridley, author of The Rational Optimist (2010) 'This book opens a debate as it allows the readers to reconsider their own prejudices and preferences'
Will Alsop, OBE, architect and adjunct professor, Ontario College of ... Read more