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OverviewUrban Futures brings together commentaries from a wide range of contemporary disciplines and fields relevant to urban culture, form and society. The book concerns cities in the broadest sense, not just as buildings and spaces, but also as processes and events or sites of occupation, in which meanings are constructed in many ways. The contributors draw on their specialist areas of research to inform current debate, but they also speculate as to how cities will be shaped in the 21st century. Not all the contributors share the same viewpoint, but they are all concerned with underlying issues such as social inclusion, cultural expression, and the contingency of readings of the city. Each chapter is a free-standing text, but the twelve contributions have been grouped to enable cross-reference and comparison. It is structured into four sections: framing, moving, practising and shaping. Chapters cover aspects of visual art, architecture, transport, open and public space, ecologies, and technologies; and introduce understandings around gender, ethnicity and engagement. Specific areas of research include homeless people's organisations and restoration ecology in brownfield sites in the USA, post-industrial urban landscapes, post-industrial economics, tourism and cultural planning. The book allows each writer to state their own conclusions, but together they suggest that tomorrow's cities will, while remaining locations of difference and contestation, be rapidly evolving systems in which dwellers assume increasing responsibilities and power. Iain Borden, University College, London, UK Nigel Clark, Open University, UK Tim Collins, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA Graeme Evans, Central St Martins Full Product DetailsAuthor: Tim Hall , Malcolm MilesPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Dimensions: Width: 18.90cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 24.60cm Weight: 0.521kg ISBN: 9780415266949ISBN 10: 0415266947 Pages: 240 Publication Date: 05 December 2002 Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Tertiary & Higher Education , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsEssays bringing together prespectives from a range of disciplines on contemporary urban questions. -Future Survey Essays bringing together prespectives from a range of disciplines on contemporary urban questions. -Future Survey Essays bringing together prespectives from a range of disciplines on contemporary urban questions. <br>-Future Survey <br> Author InformationEdited by Tim Hall, Malcolm Miles Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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