| Thinking Planning and Urbanism Contributor(s): Milroy, Beth Moore (Author) |
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ISBN: 0774816147 ISBN-13: 9780774816144 Publisher: University of British Columbia Press OUR PRICE: $99.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - City Planning & Urban Development - Architecture | Urban & Land Use Planning |
| Dewey: 307.121 |
| LCCN: 2011414217 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.1" W x 9" (1.40 lbs) 336 pages |
| Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Urban |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: When manufacturers and retailers vacate traditional locations, they leave holes in a city's fabric that signal a shifting urban-industrial terrain. Who should mend these spaces, and how should they approach the problem? Using Toronto's Dundas Square and surrounding area as a case study, this book meticulously reconstructs the redevelopment process to explore the theories and practices used. It traces the labyrinth of competing interests that can sideline and nearly overwhelm the public planning function. In these circumstances, Moore Milroy concludes that practising planners are marooned by planning theories that begin from the premise that urban space is a social construction and only secondarily a function of technology and aesthetics. |
