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The Form of Cities : Political Economy and Urban Design
Overview
The Form of Cities offers readers a considered theoretical introduction to the art of designing cities.
- Demonstrates that cities are replete with symbolic values, collective memory, association and conflict.
- Proposes a new theoretical understanding of urban design, based in political economy.
- Demonstrates different ways of conceptualising the city, whether through aesthetics or the prism of gender, for example.
- Written in an engaging and jargon-free style, but retains a sophisticated interpretative edge.
- Complements Designing Cities by the same author (Blackwell, 2003).
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- ISBN-13: 9781405116398
- ISBN-10: 1405116390
- Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
- Publish Date: January 2006
- Dimensions: 10.04 x 6.86 x 0.94 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.58 pounds
- Page Count: 324
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