The Form of Cities – Political Economy and Urban Design Cuthbert Hardback

The Form of CitiesPolitical Economy and Urban Design\nAuthor(s): Alexander R. Cuthbert\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Wiley-Blackwell\nISBN-13: 9781405116398, 978-1405116398\nSynopsis\nThe Form of Cities offers readers a considered theoretical introduction to the art of designing cities.\n\nDemonstrates that cities are replete with symbolic values, collective memory, association and conflict.\nProposes a new theoretical understanding of urban design, based in political economy.\nDemonstrates different ways of conceptualising the city, whether through aesthetics or the prism of gender, for example.\nWritten in an engaging and jargon-free style, but retains a sophisticated interpretative edge.\nComplements Designing Cities by the same author (Blackwell, 2003).