Cultural Quarters and Districts Directory
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Further
Reading
Bianchini F & Parkinson M (eds) (1993) Cultural Policy & Urban Regeneration: The West European Experience, Manchester University Press. ISBN 0719045762
Bodo, C & Fisher R (eds) (1997)
New Frontiers For Employment In Europe:The
Heritage, The Arts & Communication As A Laboratory For New Ideas,
CIRCLE Publications. ISBN 8886553064. Available from: International
Arts Bureau, 4 Baden Place,
Crosby Row, London, SE11 1YW. Tel: +44 171 403
6454.
Gratz, R B & Mintz, N (1998) Cities Back From The Edge: New Life For Downtown, John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0471144177
Hall, P (1998) Cities in Civilization Weidenfeld & Nicholson.
Hiss, T & Asher, M (eds) (1991) The Experience of Place Vintage Books. ISBN 0679735941
Jacobs, J (1962) The Death and Life of Great American Cities, Penguin Books.
Kunstler, J H (1994) The Geography of Nowhere: The Rise & Decline of Americas Man Made Landscape Touchstone Books. ISBN 0671888250
Llewelyn-Davies (1996) Four
World Cities: A Comparative Study of London, Paris, New York & Tokyo,
Llewelyn-Davies. ISBN 0950030724. Available from: Llewelyn Davies,
Brook House, Torrington Place, London WC1E 7HN.
Tel +44 171 637 0181.
Email: ld@easynet.co.uk
Longo, G (1996) A Guide To Great American Public Places, Urban Initiatives, Inc. ISBN 0936020008. Available from: Urban Initiatives, 530 West 25th Street, New York, NY 10001. Tel 212 620 9773. Email: placeprjct@aol.com.
Mumford, L The Culture Of Cities, Harcourt Brace. ISBN 0156233010
Oldenburg, R (1991) The Great Good Place Athena. ISBN 1-55778-458-2
Saxenian, A (1994) Regional Advantage: Culture & Competition in Silicon Valley and Route 128 , Harvard University Press. ISBN 0-674-75340-2.
Tiesdell, S, Heath T & Oc T (1996) Revitalising Historic Urban Quarters Butterworth Heinemann. ISBN 0750628901
Worpole, K (1992) Towns for People:Transforming Urban Life, Open University Press. ISBN 0335099645
Zukin, S (1988) Loft Living: Culture & Capital In Urban Change, Radius
Zukin, S (1995) The Cultures of Cities, Blackwell Publishers. ISBN 1557864373.
At the time of writing, all the above are still in print.
2. BookshopsThere are a number of good bookshops which have large selections of titles on urban planning, architecture, design etc.
In London, visit:
The Economist
Bookshop, (next door to the London School of Economics), at
Clare Market, Portugal Street, London
WC2A 2AB. Tel 0171 405 5531.
Or the RIBA Bookshop at 66 Portland Place, London W1N 4AD. Tel 0171 251 0791.
In Manchester, visit the RIBA Bookshop
at CUBE, 113-115 Portland Street,
M1 6FB. Tel 0161 236 7691.
In New York, visit:
The Urban Centre Bookshop. This is based at the Municipal Art Society, 457 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022. Tel (212) 935 3960. Email uc_books@usa.pipeline.com
3. Academic Journal ArticlesMarkusen, A. (1996), Sticky Places In Slippery Space: A Typology of Industrial Districts, Economic Geography, Vol 72, No 3, July.
Montgomery, J (1994) The Evening Economy of Cities Town & Country Planning, November.
Montgomery, J (1995) The Story of Temple Bar:Creating Dublins Cultural Quarter, Planning Practice & Research, Vol 10, No 2.
Montgomery, J (1998) Making A City: Urbanity, Vitality & Urban Design, Journal Of Urban Design, Vol 3, No 1.
Scott , A J (1997) The
Cultural Economy of Cities, International Journal Of Urban &
Regional Research, Vol 21, No 2, June.
The RIBA Bookshop has a web site at:
www.ribabookshop.com
The Initiatives for Urban Design Site
(inc. Urban Design Quarterly) at:
rudi.herts.ac.uk/ukgi.html
Other US sites:
www.planning.org