TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bentley,Ian
TI  - Urban transformations: power, people and urban design 
SN  - 0415128234
AV  - HT241 .B45 1999
U1  - 307.1216 
PY  - 1999///
CY  - London, New York
PB  - Routledge
KW  - Urban ecology (Sociology)
KW  - City planning
KW  - Civic improvement
KW  - Social ecology
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 282-291) and index; List of figures --; Acknowledgements --; Introduction --; Pt. I; Problematics of production --; 1; Untouched by human hand (well, almost) --; 2; Heroes and servants, markets and battlefields --; 3; Genius and tradition --; Conclusion: a framework of questions --; Pt. II; Spatial transformations and their cultural supports --; 4; Profit and place --; 5; Propping up the system --; 6; Building bastions of sense --; Conclusion: supports for the power bloc --; Pt. III; Positive values, negative outcomes --; 7; Concepts for prospecting common ground --; 8; Beyond buzzwords --; 9; Horizons of choice --; Conclusion: an agenda for positive change --; Pt. IV; Windows of opportunity --; 10; Reclaiming the Modernist vision --; 11; Experts who deliver --; 12; Artists in a common cause --; Conclusion: exciting prospects --; Notes --; Bibliography --; Index
N2  - "Urban Transformations examines the crucial issues relating to how cities are formed, how people use urban environments, and how cities can be transformed into better places. This book helps us to understand and explore the most accurate predictions of how the urban future should be, and provide a practical basis for action."--Publisher description
ER  -