Dimensions
234 x 156 x 19mm
The 21st century will be the century of multicultural cities, of the struggle for equality and diversity and the struggle against fundamentalism.
'Cosmopolis II' presents a truly global tour of contemporary cities - from Birmingham to Rotterdam, Frankfurt to Berlin, Sydney to Vancouver, and Chicago to East St Louis. Passionately written and superbly illustrated with a range of specially commissioned images, 'Cosmopolis II' is a visionary book of our urban future.
Contents:
Part One: Looking Back: Modernist Planning and its Discontents
- Modernist Cities and Planning
- Rewriting Planning History
- Who Knows?: Exploring Planning's Knowledges
Part Two: Looking Forward: Mongrel Cities and the 21st Century Multicultural Project
- Mongrel Cities: How Can We Live Together?
- Home, Nation and Stranger: Fear in the City
- There is No Hiding Place: Integrating Immigrants
Part Three: Towards a New Planning Imagination
- Transfomative Planning Practices: How and Why Cities Change
- The Power of Story Planning
- City Songlines