The City Reader

Janet Abu-Lughod, Donald Appleyard, Sherry Arnstein, Ibn Battuta, Timothy Beatley, Ernest W. Burgess, Peter Calthorpe, Manuel Castells, V. Gordon Childe, Paul Davidoff, Kingsley Davis, Mike Davis, Ber

The third edition of the highly successful The City Reader juxtaposes the very best of publications on the city. It has been extensively updated to reflect the latest thinking on globalization, information technology and urban theory. Classic writings from such authors as Lewis Mumford, Jane Jacobs and Le Corbusier, meet the best contemporary writings of, among others, Peter Hall, Saskia Sassen and Manuel Castells.

Contents: List of plates Acknowledgments Introduction Prologue: How to Study Cities Richard LeGates Part 1: The Evolution of Cities Introduction 1. The Urbanization of the Human Population Kingsley Davis 2. The Urban Revolution V. Gordon Childe 3. The Polis H.D.F. Kitto 4. First-Person Accounts of Great Cities of the Medieval and Early Modern World Marco Polo, Ibn Battuta, Bernal Diaz and Albrecht Durer 5. The Great Towns Friedrich Engels 6. The Drive-in Culture of Contemporary America Kenneth T. Jackson 7. Beyond Suburbia: The Rise of the Technoblurb Robert Fishman 8. Plate Selection: The Evolution of the Cities Part 2: Urban Culture and Society Introduction 9. What is a City Lewis Mumford 10. Urbanism as a Way of Life Louis Wirth 11. Bowling Alone: America's Declining Social Capital Robert D. Putnam 12. The Uses of Sidewalks: Safety Jane Jacobs 13. The Negro Problems of Philadelphia, The Question of Earning a Living and Color Prejudice W. E. B. Du Bois 14. From Institutional to Jobless Ghettos William Julius Wilson 15. Whose Culture? Whose City? Sharon Zukin 16. Visions of a New Reality: The City and the Emergence of Modern Visual Culture Frederic Stout 17. Plate Section: Visions of a New Reality Part 3: Urban Space Introduction 18. The Growth of the City: An Introduction to a Research Project Ernest W. Burgess 19. The Almost Perfect Town John Brinckerhoff Jackson 20. The Islamic City: Historic Myths, Islamic Essence and Contemporary Relevance Janet Abu-Lughod 21. Social Exclusion and Space Ali Madanipour 22. Taking Los Angeles Apart: Towards a Postmodern Geography Edward Soja 23. Fortress LA Mike Davis 24. The Neighborhood, the District and the Corridor Andres Duany and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk 25. The Impact of the New Technologies and the Globalization on Cities Saskia Sassen Part 4: Urban Politics, Governance and Economics Introduction 26. Contested Cities: Social Process and Spatial Form David Harvey 27. How to Study Urban Political Power John Mollenkopf 28. A Ladder of Citizen Participation Sherry Arnstein 29. The Need for a New Vision for the Development of Large U.S. Metropolitan Areas Anthony Downs 30. Broken Windows James Q. Wilson and George L. Kelling 31. The Competitive Advantage of the Inner City Michael Porter 32. The Center Cannot Hold Michael Sorkin 33. Plate Section: Social and Symbolic Uses of Urban Space Part 5: Urban Planning History and Visions Introduction 34. Public Parks and the Enlargement of Towns Frederick Law Olmsted 36. Author's Introduction and the Town-Country Magnet Ebenezer Howard 37. A Contemporary City Le Corbusier 38. Broadacre City: A New Community Plan Frank Lloyd Wright 39. Designing the Region and Designing the Region is Designing the Neighborhood Peter Calthorpe and William Fulton Part 6: Urban Planning Theory and Practice Introduction 40. The City of Theory Peter Hall 41. Twentieth Century Land Use Planning: A Stalwart Family Tree Edward J. Kaiser and David R. Godschalk 42. Planning in the Face of Conflict John Forester 43. Advocacy and Pluralism in Planning Paul Davidoff 44. Green Urbanism and the Lessons of European Cities: The Vision of Green Urbanism and Creating Green and Sustainable Cities in the United States: Lessons from Europe Timothy Beatley 45. Plate Section: Urban Planning Part 7: Perspectives on Urban Design Introduction 46. Author's Introduction, The Relationship Between Buildings, Monuments and Public Squares, and The Enclosed Character of the Public Square Camillo Sitte 47. The City Image and its Elements Kevin Lynch 48. The Design of Spaces William H. Whyte 49. Toward and Urban Design Manifesto Allan Jacobs and Donald Appleyard 50. What Would a Non-sexist City Be Like? Speculations on Housing, Urban Design and Human Work Dolores Hayden Part 8: The Future of the City Introduction 51. The Post-City Age Melvin M. Webber 52. European Cities, the Information Society and the Global Economy Manuel Castells 53. Pl