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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Basic Books
Publication date
July 23, 1998
Pages
180
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780813335537
ISBN-10
0813335531
Dimensions
0.50 by 7.25 by 7 in.
Weight
0.70 lbs.
Original list price
$23.00
Amazon.com says people who bought this book also bought:
Elements of Design | The Penguin Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture | The Urban Design Reader | Planning in the USA | Tactical Urbanism | Environmental Issues for Architecture | Walkable City | The Death and Life of Great American Cities | Cities As Sustainable Ecosystems
Elements of Design | The Penguin Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture | The Urban Design Reader | Planning in the USA | Tactical Urbanism | Environmental Issues for Architecture | Walkable City | The Death and Life of Great American Cities | Cities As Sustainable Ecosystems
Summaries and Reviews
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Nothing else damages the earth's environment more than our cities. As the world's population has grown, our cities have burgeoned, and their impact on the environment worsened. Meanwhile, from the isolated, gated communities within Houston and Los Angeles, to the millions of residents of Bombay living in squalor, the city has failed to serve its ideal functionÂas the cradle of civilization, the engine of culture, and the inspiration for community and citizenship. In Cities for a Small Planet, Sir Richard Rogers, one of the world's leading architects and the designer of the Pompidou Center in Paris, demonstrates how future cities could provide the springboard for restoring humanity's harmony with its environment.Rogers outlines the disastrous impact cities have had and will continue to have on our world, from waste-saturated Tokyo Bay, to the massive plumes of pollution caused by London's traffic, to the depleted water resources of Mexico City. He traces these problems to the underlying social and cultural values that create themÂunchecked commercial zeal, selfish individualism, and a lack of community. Bringing to bear concepts such as that of Âopen-mindedâ spaceÂplaces within cities that serve multiple functions such as markets, parks, and sidewalk cafesÂhe explains how urban design can be used to give citizens a sense of shared experience. The city built with comfortable and safe public space can bring diverse groups together and breed a sense of tolerance, awareness, identity, and mutual respect. He calls for a new theoretical shift in the way cities do business and interact with the environment, arguing that many products come to market and are sold without figuring their social or environmental cost.Rogers goes on to describe the city of the future: one that is sustainable within its own environment; that can make a positive impact on its surroundings; that encourages communication among its citizens; that is compact and focused around neighborhoods; and that is beautiful, a city whose buildings and spaces spark the creative potential of its inhabitants.As our population grows larger, our planet grows smaller. Cities for a Small Planet is a passionate and eloquent blueprint for the cities we must create in response, cities that provide for the needs of both their residents and the earth on which they live.
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from Basic Books (July 23, 1998)
9780813335537 | details & prices | 180 pages | 7.25 × 7.00 × 0.50 in. | 0.70 lbs | List price $23.00
About: Nothing else damages the earth's environment more than our cities.
About: Nothing else damages the earth's environment more than our cities.
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