Tactical urbanism for librarians
Subtitle: quick, low-cost ways to make big changes
By: Karen Munro
Publisher: ALA Editions, an imprint of the American Library Association
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 164
ISBN-13: 9780838915585
Subjects: Sociological aspects; Organizational change; Libraries and metropolitan areas; Urban renewal; Libraries; Case studies; Citizen participation; Library planning; City planning; Libraries and community
Other titles: Quick, low-cost ways to make big changes
Description: The term "tactical urbanism" is a new phrase for a type of action that has existed for centuries: actions designed to improve a city or neighborhood with minimal oversight, budget, or delay. It's usually local, immediate, and accomplished without a lot of training or resources. Munro shows that, although libraries have reputations as traditional and bureaucratic, they are also communal systems which can utilize the grassroots, humanist values of tactical urbanism.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-156) and index.
Table of contents: title: An introduction to tactical urbanism; title: Tactical urbanism case studies. Sidebar : some useful urbanism concepts; title: A realistic tactical approach. Sidebar : how about tactical business practices?; title: Library case studies; title: Library meets city; title: Coming back to earth; title: A library leader's guide to building a tactical library; title: Twelve steps to becoming a tactical library interventionist. Sidebar : tactical follow-ups and where to find more; title: Summing up.