Main entry:

Jacobs, Allan B.

Title & Author:

The good city : reflections and imaginations / Allan B. Jacobs.

Publication:

Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2011.

Description:

x, 195 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Machine generated contents note: pt. I. Experiencing Cities: An Introduction -- pt. II. Learning from Calcutta. Why India? -- pt. III. Learning in Italy. Walls and Gates ; Being Apart ; Gianicolo Busts ; Via Costa Masciarelli: A Question of Values -- pt. IV. City People: Fragments. Traffic Cop ; Excellent! ; Immigrants ; Practicing -- pt. 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 -- pt. VI. World-Class Cities. Memos on Pudong -- pt. VII. City Certainties. Traffic is Not a Problem ; Parking is Not a Problem ; Things Can Get Better or Worse ; What You Believe Counts -- pt. VIII. San Francisco. Reflecting on San Francisco ; The Civil Service Giants -- pt. IX. The Good City.

Summary:

'The Good City' transfers lessons on city design, building and urban change to all those willing to help cities become the magnificent, beautiful places they should be - and encourages all inhabitants to learn to appreciate and explore their own cities.

ISBN:

9780415593502 (hardback ; alk. paper)
0415593506 (hardback ; alk. paper)
9780415593533 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
0415593530 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
9780203835968 (ebook)
0203835964 (ebook)

Subject:

City planning.
City and town life.
Vie urbaine.
Stadtleben
Stadtplanung
Städtebau
Stadtsoziologie

Holdings:

Location: Library main 274569
Call No.: BIB 208347
Notes: pbk.
Status: Available