Walking home : the life and lessons of a city builder / Ken Greenberg.

Main entry:

Greenberg, Ken.

Title & Author:

Walking home : the life and lessons of a city builder / Ken Greenberg.

Publication:

Toronto : Random House Canada, c2011.

Description:

384 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The city on the ropes -- The city rebounding -- The elusive art/science of city building -- New tools and teams -- Cities perpetual re-invent themselves -- Reclaiming the public realm -- Managing change in democratic settings -- Redeeming the promise of cities.
Issued also in an electronic format.
Dust jacket.

Summary:

Architect Ken Greenberg narrates his memoirs, from growing up in New York City to becoming an architect in Toronto, and his 30-year long research into the many methods and posibilities for renovating and restoring some of the many cities he's visited.

ISBN:

9780307358141 (bound) :
0307358143

Subject:

Urban renewal.
Urban cores.
Inner cities.
City planning.
Sustainable urban development.
Urban Renewal
City Planning
Rénovation urbaine.
Noyaux urbains.
Centre villes.
Urbanisme.
Urbanisme durable.
urban renewal.
central cities.
urban planning.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 273520
Call No.: NA44.G798.A35 2011
Status: Available

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