The Creative City: A Toolkit for Urban Innovators [Paperback]

Charles Landry (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 16, 2008 | ISBN-10: 1844075982 | ISBN-13: 978-1844075980 | Edition: 2nd

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.

Editorial Reviews

Review

'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

About the Author

Charles Landry is an international authority on the future of cities and the creative use of culture in urban revitalization. In 1978, he founded Comedia, which seeks to rethink the major global issues for cities. He is author of The Art of City-Making (2006) and co-author of The Intercultural City (2007).

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Routledge; 2nd edition (July 16, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1844075982
• ISBN-13: 978-1844075980
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #455,997 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Read for Every Civic Leader, December 21, 2008

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Erin L. Albert "yuspie" (Indiana) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Creative City: A Toolkit for Urban Innovators (Paperback)

This book is a definite must read for every mayor, town council member, governor, and president of any city, state or country in the world. With all the disasters going on in the world, this book is a true gem in that it focuses on solutions for problems (with real case studies cited) and shows not only good ideas, but real, tangible ideas too. The toolkit for urban innovators is an excellent subtitle for this book. I am only a fraction of the way in, but I can barely put it down!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Really great book, December 12, 2008

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A. S. Hall (Istanbul, Turkey) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Creative City: A Toolkit for Urban Innovators (Paperback)

As a book concentrated on city design, it is really a good, helpful and also inspiring one. Has really good examples explaining the idea. Everything (the topics and the examples) is widespread. Really a helpful and creative book.
It is a long book with no images but the ideas keeps the reader avake and alert. When ' read i was alsways thinking what can i do about my city.
I really liked it.