Lure of the City - From Slums to Suburbs

Informationen zum Autor 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 Metropolitan Design at the Martin Centre for Architectural and Urban Studies, University of Cambridge. He is co-editor of The Future of Community (Pluto, 2009) and The Lure of the City (Pluto, 2011). Klappentext Short, accessibly written essays make the case for cities, arguing that the metropolitan mindset is essential to the struggle for human liberation. Zusammenfassung Short! accessibly written essays make the case for cities! arguing that the metropolitan mindset is essential to the struggle for human liberation.

Product details

• Authors: Austin Williams, Austin Donald Williams
• Assisted by: Alastair Donald (Editor), Donald Alastair (Editor), Austin Williams (Editor), Williams Austin (Editor)
• Publisher: Pluto
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 12.09.2011
• EAN: 9780745331775
• ISBN: 978-0-7453-3177-5
• No. of pages: 224
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, Urban communities, Urban communities / city life