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Urban alchemy : restoring joy in America's sorted-out cities / Mindy Thompson Fullilove, MD. ; foreword by Jean Nouvel.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fullilove, Mindy Thompson, 1950- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Community development--United States.
- Community development.
- Urban ecology (Sociology)--United States.
- Urban ecology (Sociology).
- City planning--United States.
- City planning.
- Urban policy--United States.
- Urban policy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (334 pages) : illustrations, tables
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, New York : New Village Press, 2013.
- Summary:
- Mindy Thompson Fullilove presents ways to strengthen neighborhood connectivity and empower marginalized communities through investigation of urban segregation from a social heath perspective."Fullilove passionately demonstrates how, through an urbanity of inclusion, we can heal our fractured cities to make them whole again.
- Contents:
- Front Cover
- Half Title Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Table of Contents
- Illustrations
- Foreword by Jean Nouvel
- Introduction
- Part 1-The Madness of the Sorted-Out City
- Chapter 1-From Illusion to Solution
- Chapter 2-Our Hearts Inspired
- Part 2-Align
- Chapter 3-Element 1: Keep the Whole City in Mind
- Chapter 4-Element 2: Find What You're FOR
- Chapter 5-Element 3: Make a Mark
- Part 3-Create
- Chapter 6-Element 4: Unpuzzle the Fractured Space
- Chapter 7-Element 5: Unslum All Neighborhoods
- Chapter 8-Element 6: Make Meaningful Places
- Chapter 9-Element 7: Strengthen the Region
- Part 4-Connect
- Chapter 10-Element 8: Show Solidarity with All Life
- Chapter 11-Element 9: Celebrate Your Accomplishments
- Conclusion-Give Me Your Hands
- Afterword by Ken Doyno
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Selected Publications by Rodrick Wallace and the Community Research Group
- References
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-61332-054-X
- OCLC:
- 1021173619
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