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The Creative City

A Toolkit for Urban Innovators

Charles Landry author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:14th Jul '08

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The Creative City is a clarion call for imaginative action in developing and running urban life. It shows how to think, plan and act creatively in addressing urban issues, with remarkable examples of innovation and regeneration from around the world. This revised edition of Charles Landry's highly influential text has been updated with a new, extensive overview.

'This book will power the post-industrial revolution.'
Lord Richard Rogers

'Exceptional.'
Erick Villagomez, Re:place

'Loaded with clever, thought-provoking ideas.'
Landscape Design

'Tremendously useful.'
Development and Change

'Charles Landry is one of the very few people with the experience and imagination to address the fundamental problems that confront cities today.'
Tim Campbell, Head of the Urban Partnership, The World Bank

'Immensely rewarding. A veritable cascade of stimulating ideas.'
Ketso Gordhan, CEO, City of Johannesburg

'Finally, someone who has figured out how to make culture a vital part of the modern city.'
Marc Pachter, Senior Strategy Advisor to the Secretary of the Smithsonian, Washington, DC

'Filled with good advice'
George Morgan, Centre for Cultural Research, University of Sydney

ISBN: 9781844075980

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 424g

300 pages

2nd edition