Messy cities : why we can't plan everything / edited by Dylan Reid, Zahra Ebrahim, Leslie Woo, and John Lorinc.

Title & Author:

Messy cities : why we can't plan everything / edited by Dylan Reid, Zahra Ebrahim, Leslie Woo, and John Lorinc.

Edition:

First edition

Publication:

Toronto : Coach House Books, [2025]

Description:

333 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
Issued also in electronic formats.

Summary:

"Can messiness make our cities more liveable, lively, and inclusive? Crowded streets, sidewalk vendors, jumbled architecture, constant clamour, graffitied walls, parks gone wild: are these signs of a poorly managed city or indicators of urban vitality? Messy Cities: Why We Can't Plan Everything argues that spontaneity and urban work-around are not liabilities but essential elements in all thriving cities. Forty essays by a range of writers from around the world illuminate the role of messy urbanism in enabling creativity, enterprise, and grassroots initiatives to flourish within dense modern cities. With pieces on guerrilla beaches, desire lines, urban interruptions, and the inner lives of unlovely buildings written by experts from all walks of life, Messy Cities makes the case for embracing disorder while not shying away from confronting its challenges."-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

9781552455036 paperback
1552455033 paperback
electronic book
9781770568433

Subject:

City planning.
Urban renewal.
Sociology, Urban.
Rénovation urbaine.
Sociologie urbaine.
urban renewal.
urban sociology.

Added entries:

Reid, Dylan, editor.
Ebrahim, Zahra, editor.
Woo, Leslie, editor.
Lorinc, John, 1963- editor

Messy cities : why we can not plan everything

Holdings:

Location: Library main 321925
Call No.: 321925
Copy: 1
Status: Available

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