List of plates p. xvii
Acknowledgements p. xix
Introduction p. 1
Prologue p. 7
"How to Study Cities" Richard LeGates p. 9
Part 1 The Evolution of Cities p. 19
Introduction p. 21
"The Urbanization of the Human Population" Kingsley Davis p. 25
"The Urban Revolution" V. Gordon Childe p. 35
"The Polis" H.D.F. Kitto p. 43
First-Person Accounts of Great Cities of the Medieval and Early Modern World Marco Polo and Ibn Battuta and Bernal Diaz and Albrecht Durer p. 49
"The Great Towns" Friedrich Engels p. 58
"The Drive-in Culture of Contemporary America" Kenneth T. Jackson p. 67
"Beyond Suburbia: The Rise of the Technoburb" Robert Fishman p. 77
Plate Section: The Evolution of Cities
Part 2 Urban Culture and Society p. 87
Introduction p. 89
"What Is a City?" Lewis Mumford p. 92
"Urbanism as a Way of Life" Louis Wirth p. 97
"Bowling Alone: America's Declining Social Capital" Robert D. Putnam p. 105
"The Uses of Sidewalks: Safety" Jane Jacobs p. 114
"The Negro Problems of Philadelphia," "The Question of Earning a Living," and "Color Prejudice" W.E.B. Du Bois p. 119
"From Institutional to Jobless Ghettos" William Julius Wilson p. 126
"Whose Culture? Whose City?" Sharon Zukin p. 136
"Visions of a New Reality: The City and the Emergence of Modern Visual Culture" Frederic Stout p. 147
Plate Section: Visions of a New Reality
Part 3 Urban Space p. 151
Introduction p. 153
"The Growth of the City: An Introduction to a Research Project" Ernest W. Burgess p. 156
"The Almost Perfect Town" John Brinckerhoff Jackson p. 164
"The Islamic City: Historic Myths, Islamic Essence, and Contemporary Relevance" Janet Abu-Lughod p. 172
"Social Exclusion and Space" Ali Madanipour p. 181
"Taking Los Angeles Apart: Towards a Postmodern Geography" Edward Soja p. 189
"Fortress L.A." Mike Davis p. 201
"The Neighborhood, the District, and the Corridor" Andres Duany and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk p. 207
"The Impact of the New Technologies and Globalization on Cities" Saskia Sassen p. 212
Part 4 Urban Politics, Governance, and Economics p. 221
Introduction p. 223
"Contested Cities: Social Process and Spatial Form" David Harvey p. 227
"How to Study Urban Political Power" John Mollenkopf p. 235
"A Ladder of Citizen Participation" Sherry Arnstein p. 244
"The Need for a New Vision for the Development of Large U.S. Metropolitan Areas" Anthony Downs p. 256
"Broken Windows" James Q. Wilson and George L. Kelling p. 267
"The Competitive Advantage of the Inner City" Michael Porter p. 277
"The Center Cannot Hold" Michael Sorkin p. 290
Plate Section: Social and Symbolic Uses of Urban Space
Part 5 Urban Planning History and Visions p. 297
Introduction p. 299
"Public Parks and the Enlargement of Towns" Frederick Law Olmsted p. 302
"Author's Introduction" and "The Town-Country Magnet" Ebenezer Howard p. 309
"A Contemporary City" Le Corbusier p. 317
"Broadacre City: A New Community Plan" Frank Lloyd Wright p. 325
"Designing the Region" and "Designing the Region Is Designing the Neighborhood" Peter Calthorpe and William Fulton p. 331
Part 6 Urban Planning Theory and Practice p. 337
Introduction p. 339
"The City of Theory" Peter Hall p. 342
"Twentieth Century Land Use Planning: A Stalwart Family Tree" Edward J. Kaiser and David R. Godschalk p. 354
"Planning in the Face of Conflict" John Forester p. 375
"Advocacy and Pluralism in Planning" Paul Davidoff p. 388
"Green Urbanism and the Lessons of European Cities: 'The Vision of Green Urbanism' and 'Creating Green and Sustainable Cities in the United States: Lessons from Europe'" Timothy Beatley p. 399
Plate Section: Urban Planning
Part 7 Perspectives on Urban Design p. 409
Introduction p. 411
"Author's Introduction," "The Relationship Between Buildings, Monuments, and Public Squares," and "The Enclosed Character of the Public Square" Camillo Sitte p. 413
"The City Image and its Elements" Kevin Lynch p. 424
"The Design of Spaces" William H. Whyte p. 429
"Toward an Urban Design Manifesto" Allan Jacobs and Donald Appleyard p. 437
"What Would a Non-sexist City Be Like? Speculations on Housing, Urban Design, and Human Work" Dolores Hayden p. 448
Part 8 The Future of the City p. 465
Introduction p. 467
"The Post-City Age" Melvin M. Webber p. 470
"European Cities, the Informational Society, and the Global Economy" Manuel Castells p. 475
"Planning Sustainable and Livable Cities" Stephen Wheeler p. 486
"The Teleserviced City" William J. Mitchell p. 497
Illustration credits p. 504
Copyright information p. 507
Index p. 511