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The urban village : a charter for democracy and local self-sustainable development

Title
  1. The urban village : a charter for democracy and local self-sustainable development / Alberto Magnaghi ; translated by David Kerr.
Published by
  1. London ; New York : Zed Books ; New York : Distributed in the USA exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.
Author
  1. Magnaghi, Alberto.

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Description
  1. xvi, 220 pages : illustrations; 23 cm
Summary
  1. "Now available in English in an updated version, The Urban Village introduces the concept of self-sustainable local development, based on each locality's territorial specificities and traditions. After exploring the significance of local development in all its political, social and technical dimensions, Professor Magnaghi sets out a concrete vision for a new urban regional 'utopia'."--Jacket.
Uniform title
  1. Progetto locale. English
Alternative title
  1. Progetto locale.
Subject
  1. City planning > Italy
  2. Urban policy > Italy
  3. City planning
  4. Urban policy
  5. regional development
  6. human development
  7. sustainable development
  8. development theory
  9. local economic development
  10. tradition
  11. quality of life
  12. social cohesion
  13. urban development
  14. community participation
  15. développement régional
  16. développement humain
  17. développement durable
  18. théorie du développement
  19. développement économique local
  20. qualité de la vie
  21. cohésion sociale
  22. développement urbain
  23. participation de la communauté
  24. desarrollo regional
  25. desarrollo humano
  26. desarrollo sostenible
  27. teoría del desarrollo
  28. desarrollo económico local
  29. tradición
  30. calidad de la vida
  31. cohesión social
  32. desarrollo urbano
  33. participación comunitaria
  34. Italy
  35. Italy
  36. Italie
  37. Italia
Contents
  1. Preface / Edward Goldsmith -- 1. The metropolis form and deterritorialization -- 2. Beyond the metropolis form -- 3. The territory is not a beast of burden -- 4. The territorialist approach -- 5. Local self-sustainable development -- 6. The agents of change -- 7. The statute of places -- 8. Concrete utopia and strategic scenarios -- 9. Projects for open spaces : the landscape of the new farmers -- 10. Cities of villages, cities of cities, networks of cities -- 11. The new municipium -- 12. Towards the construction of the urban village : from the hypermarket to marketing networks for local products -- 13. Local projects and the south of the world : from co-operation to the development of fair trade.
Owning institution
  1. Princeton University Library
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (p. [204]-212) and index.