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The City Reader (Routledge Urban Reader Series)

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Legates and Stout do an excellent job of compiling and briefly explaining many seminal writings on cities. There is a lot to read here and I'm not yet finished. But this heavy book is full of informative, interesting and fun writings and provides an excellent introduction to the study of cities. This is essential reading for students of Urban Form, Architecture, and the Social Sciences. Includes Le Corbusier, Patrick Geddes, Jane Jacobs, Lewis Mumford, J.B. Jackson, Witold Rybczynski and many others.

As a first year Urban Planner, this book was on the required readings list for our course. This book gave me the edge to all my fellow students because it provided a detailed sample through a historical and progressive manner. It provides the fundamentals of the great thinkers in Urban Planning. It also covered and introduced me to further research on areas such as design and sociology, promoting further personal research.

As a second year student, this book can always be seen in my bibliography, and is always the first thing I head towards for a brief history on any concepts that are raised in my lecturers.

This book can be seen as THE general summary of Urban Planning.

This book is a very interesting collection of essays from prominent intellectuals who have shown concern over the development of cities in various aspects, whether it be economics, sociology, or other fields.

Excellent for anyone interested in urbanism, it's problems, it's development, it's future.

The book focuses heavily on U.S. cities, particularly Los Angeles and New York. It would have been nice if the book would had included articles on other large cities in the world.

Despite this, the book is an excellent read which encourages the reader to rethink the way he/she sees the city.

I use this book in an Urban Soc course I teach. It is the finest anthology I've come across in terms of content and editorial introductions etc.

Very smooth transaction! No problem and item came pn time! Thanks. The book itself is very informative. Great resource for urban planning

Was forced to read this book for a class. Before long I was reading it for fun. Extracts from different groups of people in regards to cities, construction, and communities. Very interesting concepts and ideas.

This is a seminal reader on the nature of cities. I found it a great resource for papers in graduate school. Features some of the most influential minds of urbanity.

If you are an Urban Studies person, this book is a must. It will remain a resource for future papers and insight.