Readings in Urban Theory - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1557866082 ISBN 13 : 9781557866080

Editeur : Blackwell Publishers, 1996

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Quatrième de couverture :

This collection of readings examines the interaction of economy, culture, politics, policy and space within the United States and the United Kingdom. It brings together in one place unabridged selections from recent works by authors who have dramatically transformed the field of urban theory. The readings deal with the changing urban and regional system, its social impacts, the effect of publicly–sponsored redevelopment programs, and the cultural meanings of spatial relations.

For the second edition, more than half of the readings are new and the introduction and section prefaces have been revised. A section on the city and "the new urbanism" has been added, and there is increased emphasis on design, tourism, sustainability and culture. Many of the additions and replacements are by the same authors as the readings in the previous edition but are more recent, keeping the volume current. Comprehensive and well organised, this convenient reader will continue to stimulate classroom debate.

Quatrième de couverture :

This volume addresses a set of questions concerning the interaction of economy, culture, politics, policy, and space within the United States and the United Kingdom. It contains unabridged selections from recent works by a group of authors who have dramatically transformed the field of urban theory. Although there are important differences among the writers represented, they largely share a common paradigm of political–economic analysis. The readings deal with the changing urban and regional system, its social impacts, the effect of publicly sponsored redevelopment programs, and the cultural meanings of spatial relations.

The book will be of interest to planners, policy–makers, students and instructors of planning, geographers and anyone who wishes to understand the urban and regional context in which they live and work if they are to be effective. It is a companion volume to Readings in Planning Theory, also published by Blackwell.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Blackwell Publishers
• Date d'édition: 1996
• ISBN 10: 1557866082
• ISBN 13: 9781557866080
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 325