Cities Fit to Live In [antikvár]

Can our cities survive- should they, in fact, survive in their present form? Sixteen eminent professionals discuss the facts of past and present city life with suggestions for the future of the urban environment, its physical, psychological, moral, and political issues. The articles include a thorough examination of urban violence; the trial of LeRoi Jones; the new life-style typified by Marina City; narcotics as the root of urban tension; and the garbage dilemma. In addition, the authors evaluate some specific solutions, including major changes in environemtal form required by social and psychological demands; the plan and use of Ressurrection City; Berkely's student center; the revolutionary British prefabricated city of Thamesmead; and new zoning techniques designed to promote the urban economy side by side with its cultural life. The burning issues of advocacy planning and community involvement in planning are discussed at length, as is Tokyo's remarkable "Ants Villa," a small but dramatic solution to a large social problem, and another idea for building Cities Fit to Live In.