The Wisdom of Cities
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Architecture, Place, Community,
Neighborhood, Identity,
Planning and Values
Edited By
Henry L. Lennard
Suzanne H. Crowhurst Lennard
Based on selections from the
International Making Cities Livable Publications
242 pages
ISBN: 0-935824-10-3 (paper)
"LIVABLE CITIES holds a magnifying glass to some of the world's best cities, revealing in brilliant images why they are the best and how they work for people. The authors discuss all the critical details that can make better cities everywhere. The book should be on the desk of every architect and planner."
Benjamin Thompson, FAIA
Your PUBLIC LIFE IN URBAN PLACES is just the kind of book I have been impatiently waiting for: concise, penetrating, stimulating, and revealing... enriching public life and well-being in both European and American cities.
Lewis Mumford
Table of Contents:
Introduction The Editors
The Nature of Cities
- The Nature of Cities Johannes Voggenhuber
- The Urban Environment H.R.H. The Prince of Wales
- A New Vision of the City of Man Benjamin Thompson
- Seven Aims for the Livable City Edoardo Salzano
- The City as a Work of Art Wolfdietrich Elbert
- The Qualities of a True City Edoardo Salzano
Architecture and the Livable City
- Our Design Behavior Wolf Von Eckardt
- Architecture and the Livable City Wolf Von Eckardt
- Urban Regeneration H.R.H. The Prince of Wales
- The War Against the Street William H. Whyte
Identity and the Built Environment
- Shaping Identity Suzanne H. Crowhurst Lennard & Henry L. Lennard
- The DNA of the City Suzanne H. Crowhurst Lennard
The Public Realm
- Functions of Public Life Henry L. Lennard
- The Public Realm Henry L Lennard
- Fear of the Public Realm William H. Whyte
Urban Space
- The Disappearance of Public Space Andreas Feldtkeller
- Cities and Squares G.E. Kidder Smith
- The European Square Suzanne H. Crowhurst Lennard, Henry L. Lennard
- The Venetian campo Suzanne H. Crowhurst Lennard
Neighborhoods
- Ten Guidelines for New Urban Neighborhoods Sven Von Ungern-Sternberg
- The Freiburg Statement on New Urban Neighborhoods IMCL Board
The Endangered City
- The Endangered City Bob Cools
- Averting a Tourism Disaster Mayor Antonio Casellati
- Controlling Mass Tourism Dietmar Hahlweg
- Effects of Tourism Henry L Lennard
- Transforming Mass Tourism Wolfdietrich Elbert
- Balanced Transportation Policy
- Philosophy and Mechanisms of Traffic Calming Hartmut H. Topp
Public Art
- The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington Wolf Von Eckardt
- The Nature of Public Art Suzanne H. Crowhurst Lennard
Principles and Values for the Good City
- Principles for the Livable City Suzanne H. Crowhurst Lennard
- Values for the Good City Henry L. Lennard
- Values for the Just City Don Robert Johnson