The city reader
By: edited by Richard T. LeGates and Frederic Stout
Contributors: LeGates, Richard T; Stout, Frederic, 1943-
Edition: 2nd ed
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2000
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 608
Subjects: Urban policy; Cities and towns; City planning
Description: The City Reader brings together classic writings on the city by authors like Robert Park, Lewis Mumford, Raymond Unwin, and Le Corbusier, with contemporary writings by, among others, Peter Hall, Saskia Sassen and Manuel Castells.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index
Table of contents: title: The evolution of cities; title: Urban culture and society; title: Urban space; title: Urban politics, governance, and economics; title: Urban planning history and visions; title: Urban planning theory and practice; title: Perspectives on urban design; title: The future of the city