Cities in the Urban Age - A Dissent

A case for and against cities: they're the best thing we have going (environmentally, socially, in terms of tolerance) but they're also inherently destructive. How to reconcile both-Beauregard argues that we don't need to; we should accept cities as inherently full of contradictions.

Summary

A case for and against cities: they’re the best thing we have going (environmentally, socially, in terms of tolerance) but they’re also inherently destructive. How to reconcile both—Beauregard argues that we don’t need to; we should accept cities as inherently full of contradictions.

Product details

• Authors: Robert Beauregard, Robert A Beauregard, Robert A. Beauregard, Beauregard Robert A.
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2018
• EAN: 9780226535388
• ISBN: 978-0-226-53538-8
• No. of pages: 224
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; USA, Geography, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Urban & Regional, HISTORY / United States / General, ARCHITECTURE / Urban & Land Use Planning, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, City & town planning - architectural aspects, United States of America, USA, urban economics, History of the Americas, Urban communities, City and town planning: architectural aspects, Regional / urban economics