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.

Riassunto

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Robert Beauregard, Robert A Beauregard, Robert A. Beauregard, Beauregard Robert A.
• Editore: University Of Chicago Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 30.04.2018
• EAN: 9780226535388
• ISBN: 978-0-226-53538-8
• Pagine: 224
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Economia > Economia politica; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Architettura; 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