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Tactical urbanism for librarians : quick, low-cost ways to make big changes / Karen Munro.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Munro, Karen, 1973- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Urban renewal--United States--Citizen participation--Case studies.
- Urban renewal.
- Libraries--Sociological aspects.
- Libraries.
- Libraries--Case studies.
- City planning--Citizen participation.
- City planning.
- Organizational change.
- Library planning.
- Libraries and metropolitan areas.
- Libraries and community.
- Genre:
- Case studies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (124 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago, Illinois : ALA Editions, 2017.
- Summary:
- Tactics like "start small," "value intangibles," and "bundle pragmatics with delight" can help libraries engage with their users while also solving immediate problems. Best of all, these projects can be lightweight, inexpensive, and quick to realize.
- Contents:
- An introduction to tactical urbanism
- Tactical urbanism case studies
- Sidebar. Some useful urbanism concepts
- A realistic tactical approach
- Sidebar. How about tactical business practices?
- Library case studies
- Library meets city
- Coming back to earth
- A library leader's guide to building a tactical library
- Steps to becoming a tactical library interventionist
- Sidebar. Tactical follow-ups : where to find more
- Summing up.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-8389-1584-1
- 0-8389-1585-X
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