Main entry:

Towers, Graham.

Title & Author:

Building democracy : community architecture in the inner cities / Graham Towers.

Publication:

London : UCL Press, 1995.

Description:

xviii, 254 pages : illustrations, plans ; 26 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. The legacy of the nineteenth century: the rise of social architecture -- 2. The Welfare State: the making of a juggernaut -- 3. Communities fight back: the birth of a new architecture -- 4. Helping themselves: the co-operative revival -- 5. The direct approach: community technical aid -- 6. Behind the lines: community architecture in local government -- 7. Involving people: the techniques of participation -- 8. The Ivory Tower: educating building designers -- 9. Left, Right and Centre: the politics of community architecture -- 10. The urban imperative: redeeming the inner cities.

Summary:

Based on experience in community architecture projects over the past 20 years, this book should serve as essential reading for students, practitioners and anyone concerned with creating a better built environment.

Resources:
Publisher description

ISBN:

1857280881
9781857280883
185728089X (pbk.)
9781857280890 (pbk.)

Subject:

City planning.
Inner cities.
Architecture and society.
Architecture History.
Architecture and history.
City Planning
Urbanisme.
Quartiers défavorisés.
Architecture et société.
Architecture et histoire.
Architecture Histoire.
urban planning.
inner cities.
Architecture
Stedenbouw.
Steden.
Sociologische aspecten.
City planning Great Britain.
Inner cities Great Britain.
Architecture and society Great Britain.
Architecture Great Britain 20th century.
Great Britain

Form/genre:

History

Holdings:

Location: Library main 84188
Call No.: ID HT166.T6; ID:95-B3450
Status: Available