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Urban alchemy : restoring joy in America's sorted-out cities / Mindy Thompson Fullilove, MD. ; foreword by Jean Nouvel.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Fullilove, Mindy Thompson, 1950- author.
Contributor:
Nouvel, Jean, 1945- writer of foreword.
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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