RE-IMAGINING THE CITY

A Listmania! list by S. R. J. Walter (London, UK)
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Non-places: Introduction to an Anthropology of Supermodernity
1.  Non-places: Introduction to an Anthropology of Supermodernity by Marc Auge
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  "uses the concept of 'super modernity' to describe a situation of excessive information and excessive space"
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Other Cities, Other Worlds: Urban Imaginaries in a Globalizing Age
2.  Other Cities, Other Worlds: Urban Imaginaries in a Globalizing Age by Andreas Huyssen
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  "contributors focus on urban imaginaries, the way that city dwellers perceive or imagine their own cities. Paying particular attention to the historical and cultural dimensions of urban life, they brin"
£16.14   Used & New from: £10.00

The Poetics of Space
3.  The Poetics of Space by Gaston Bachelard
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  "focuses on how we experience intimate places, and how our perceptions of houses and other shelters shape our thoughts, memories and dreams."
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Invisible Cities (Vintage Classics)
4.  Invisible Cities (Vintage Classics) by Italo Calvino
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  "Each time he returns from his travels, Marco Polo is invited by Kublai Khan to describe the cities he has visited..."
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The Architecture of Happiness
5.  The Architecture of Happiness by Alain de Botton
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  "The Architecture of Happiness will take you on a beguiling tour through the history and psychology of architecture and interior design, and will forever alter your relationship with buildings."
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Atlas of Shrinking Cities
6.  Atlas of Shrinking Cities by Tim Reiniets
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  "International in scope, investigates the reasons for the exodus from major cities."
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The Endless City
7.  The Endless City by Ricky Burdett
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  "For the first time in the history of humanity, more than half of the earth's population is living in urban areas"
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Metropolitan World Atlas
8.  Metropolitan World Atlas by Arjen Van Susteren
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  "Metropolitan World Atlas"
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Soundscape: Our Sonic Environment and the Tuning of the World
9.  Soundscape: Our Sonic Environment and the Tuning of the World by R. Murray Schafer
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  "This book is a pioneering exploration of our acoustic environment, past and present, and an attempt to imagine what it might become."
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The Production of Space
10.  The Production of Space by Henri Lefebvre
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  "In the course of his exploration, Henri Lefebvre moves from metaphysical and ideological considerations of the meaning of space to its experience in the everyday life of home and city."
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Cities for a Small Planet: Reith Lectures
11.  Cities for a Small Planet: Reith Lectures by Lord Richard Rogers
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  "By the year 2025, three-quarters of the world's population will live in cities. In these lectures, one of Britain's most prominent architects attempts to show how a city can respect both people and th"
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Collage City
12.  Collage City by Colin Rowe
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  "Examines the theories of city planning and analyzes the role of the modern architect in the design of cities."
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Who's Your City? (international edition): How the Creative Economy Is Making Where You Live the Most Important Decision of Your Life
13.  Who's Your City? (international edition): How the Creative Economy Is Making Where You Live the Most Important Decision of Your Life by Richard Florida
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  "a mantra of the age of globalization that where we live doesn't matter"
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Shrinking Cities: v. 1
14.  Shrinking Cities: v. 1 by Regins Bittner
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  "Documents the global phenomenon of the shrinking city"
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The Situationist City
15.  The Situationist City by Simon Sadler
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  "situationist principle for the reorganisation of cities: let the citizens themselves decide what spaces and architecture they want to live in and how they wish to live in them"
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Psychogeography (Pocket Essentials)
16.  Psychogeography (Pocket Essentials) by Merlin Coverley
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  "From Urban Wandering to Cognitive Mapping, from the Derive to Detournement, "Psychogeography" provides us with new ways of apprehending our surroundings"
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Cities and the Creative Class
17.  Cities and the Creative Class by Richard Florida
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  "how certain cities succeed in attracting members of the 'creative class'"
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The Creative City: A Toolkit for Urban Innovators
18.  The Creative City: A Toolkit for Urban Innovators by Charles Landry
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  "e Creative City is a clarion call for imaginative action in developing and running urban life."
£21.99   Used & New from: £16.99

Supercity
19.  Supercity by Will Alsop
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