Return to the Center Culture, Public Space, and City-Building in a Global Era

Name: Return to the Center Culture, Public Space, and City-Building in a Global Era
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ISBN: 9780292712614

ISBN-10: 0292712618

ISBN-13: 9780292712614

Edition: 2006

Authors: Lawrence A. Herzog, Lawrence A. Herzog

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This groundbreaking look at what cities built in the Hispanic tradition can teach us about effectively using central public spaces to foster civic interaction, neighborhood identity, and a sense of place.

Book details

List price: $55.00
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Publication date: 5/1/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 299
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.320
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments



Culture, Public Space, and Cities



The City and Public Space in Spain



Modernity and Public Space in Crisis: Contemporary Madrid



"City of Architects": Public Space and the Resurgence of Barcelona



Spain Meets Mesoamerica: The City and Public Space in Mexico



Revitalizing Historic Centers in Urban Mexico: Politics and Public Space



The Globalization of Urban Form: Transcultural Public Spaces along the Mexico-United States International Border



Return to the Center? Politics, Latino Culture, and Public Space


Notes


References


Index