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

The Form of Cities\n\nPolitical Economy and Urban Design\n\nAlexander R. Cuthbert (Author)\n\n9781405116398, Wiley\n\nHardback, published 30 March 2006\n\n320 pages\n25.4 x 18 x 2.3 cm, 0.708 kg\n\n\u2018The Form of Cities is an important critique and synthesis of recent thinking about urban design \u2026 a powerful analysis of the emergence, logic, and political meaning of the built environment in given historical contexts.\u2019 Allen J. Scott, Distinguished Professor of Public Policy and Geography, UCLA\n\n\u2018A major achievement in the radical spirit of Manuel Castells\u2019 and Mike Davis\u2019 writings. Cuthbert repositions urban design theory \u2026 to reveal the bedrock systems of material and symbolic production shaping modern cities.\u2019 Chris Abel, Architectural critic and author of Architecture, Technology, Process and Architecture and Identity\n\n\u2018Truly an impressive piece of work. \u2026 This book will become seminal not only for urban design students and pract]