City: Rediscovering the Center

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University of Pennsylvania Press, Incorporated, Sep 22, 2009 - Architecture - 388 pages

In a challenging and provocative book, William Whyte, author of the classic The Organization Man, observes the influence public spaces have on the people who use them. In this exploration of pedestrian behavior and urban dynamics, he calls on city planners to provide functional, pleasant places to live and work.

About the author (2009)

Paco Underhill is an environmental psychologist and founder of a market research and consulting company called Envirosell. His books include Why We Buy : The Science of Shopping, Call of the Mall: The Geography of Shopping, and What Women Want.

Bibliographic information

TitleCity: Rediscovering the Center
AuthorWilliam H. Whyte
Photographs byWilliam H. Whyte
ContributorPaco Underhill
Editionreprint
PublisherUniversity of Pennsylvania Press, Incorporated, 2009
ISBN0812220749, 9780812220742
Length388 pages
Subjects ›  › 

Architecture / Urban & Land Use Planning
Political Science / Public Policy / City Planning & Urban Development
Social Science / Sociology / Urban
  
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