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Fragments Of Cities: The New American Downtowns And Neighborh (Urban Life & Urban Landscape),Used
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Displaying the good sense to begin his foray in Chicagos Wrigley Field, Bennetts chief concern is the urban environment as lived and experienced by the masses. Rather than a politicians or a planners view from city hall, Bennett offers a wanderers view from the streets. . . . The authors determination to assess cities as human and humane environments seems refreshing. Reviews in American HistoryLarry Bennetts Fragments of Cities: The New American Downtowns and Neighborhoods examines the social consequences of both the new approaches to downtown design and the physical upgrading of residential neighborhoods.Bennett draws upon lively case studiesranging from Detroits Renaissance Center to New York City's SoHo to Chicagos Wrigley Fieldto relate physical redevelopment and urban social life. He demonstrates that a small, welllocated delicatessen can bring people together while clusters of multimilliondollar office centers in renovated downtowns can drive them apart.Bennetts evaluation of contemporary urban rebuilding, which is unique in giving equal attention to the political, economic, and social impact of urban design and rebuilding, is frequently pessimistic. He finds that the gentrification of many bigcity neighborhoods and the design strategies characterizing new downtowns do little to promote street life, unplanned social encounters, or public life in general. Bennett also contends some advocates and practitioners of the muchpraised neighborhood movement have chosen isolation and local security as their primary goals, thus echoing in their concerns the physical plans developed by urban designers. In contrast, Bennett argues, both groups should embrace a vision that encompasses the entire city, or they will risk losing some of the best things cities encouragesurprise, tolerance, innovation, and democratic participation.Bennett does find cause for optimism in the designs of some particularly innovative architects and planners, and he praises the broadening initiatives taken by many residents acting independently to give life to their cities. American cities face a crossroads, he says, and must choose between becoming genuine communities or a series of isolated zones.
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