{"product_id":"the-public-city-brendan-gleeson-9780522867305","title":"The Public City: Essays in Honour of Paul Mees","description":"Paul Mees' urban ideal counted on watchful, confident and well-informed citizenry to work collectively in a quest for fair and just cities. As such, \u003ci\u003eThe Public City\u003c\/i\u003e is largely a critique of neo-liberalism and its arguably negative influence on urban prospects. As Mees explained it, neo-liberal urbanism was much more than a political aberration; it was a threat that imposed many costly failures in an age overshadowed by grave ecological challenges.\u003cbr\u003eFifteen of Australia and New Zealand's leading urban scholars, including Professor Emeritus Jean Hillier and Professor Brendan Gleeson, have contributed to this collection.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Public City \u003c\/i\u003eincludes a foreword by the late Professor Sir Peter Hall, a world leader in urban planning from Britain. Kenneth Davidson, one of Australia's top economic columnists, has also contributed a chapter. The collective works in this book extend beyond an analysis of urban patterns to provide a blueprint for the improvement of civic and institutional purpose in the creation of the public city.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brendan Gleeson,Beau B. Beza\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0522867308\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780522867305\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Melbourne University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/25\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Brendan Gleeson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48437904802047,"sku":"9780522867305","price":37.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f0cf6cf1-8402-4766-b18a-a95ab8ea3681.jpg?v=1777167568","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-public-city-brendan-gleeson-9780522867305","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}