A collection of ethnographic case studies of urban planners and
their practices Urban planners project the future of cities. As
experts, they draft visions of places and times that do not yet
exist, prescribing the tools to be used to achieve those visions.
Their choices can determine how a city will merge its public
transit and automobile traffic or how it will meet a demand for
thousands of new dwelling units as quickly and with as little
avoidable damage as possible. Life Among Urban Planners considers
planning professionals in relation to the social contexts in which
they operate: the planning office, the construction site, and even
in the confrontations with those affected by their work. What roles
do planners have in shaping the daily practices of urban life? How
do they employ, manipulate, and alter their expertise to meet the
demands asked of them? The essays in this volume emphasize
planners' cultural values and personal assumptions and critically
examine what their persistent commitment to thinking about the
future means for the ways in which people live in the present and
preserve the past. Life Among Urban Planners explores the practices
and politics of professional city-making in a wide selection of
geographical areas spanning five continents. Cases include but are
not limited to Bangkok, Bogota, Chicago, Naimey, Rome, Siem Reap,
Stockholm, and Warsaw. Examining the issues raised around questions
of expertise, participation, and the tension between market and
state forces, contributors demonstrate how certain planning
practices accentuate their specific relationship to a place while
others are represented to a global audience as potentially
universal solutions. In presenting detailed and intimate portraits
of the everyday lives of planners, the volume offers key insights
into how the city interacts with the world. Contributors: Margaret
Crawford, Adele Esposito, Trevor Goldsmith, Mark Graham, Michael
Herzfeld, James Holston, Gabriella Koerling, Jennifer Mack, Andrew
Newman, Lissa Nordin, Bruce O'Neill, Kevin Lewis O'Neill, Federico
Perez, Monika Sznel.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
