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Opere di Jonathan F.P. Rose

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This title sounded like a highly practical guide to what ingredients a city needs to contribute to its residents' success. And there are many concepts about what a city should strive for, and examples throughout human history where they have worked well.

But it got very muddled as multiple lists (5 C's, 9 C's, but not the same C's!) abounded. Even in the final chapter, the author continued to introduce new concepts that hadn't been addressed before. For that reason, I suspect this may be a book cobbled together from shorter articles or keynote addresses. I still learned quite a bit, but it needed more common threads connecting the many parts.… (altro)
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jonerthon | 2 altre recensioni | Dec 31, 2023 |
This is an interesting introductory text to what townplanners and city management should be aiming for in dealing with city planning and management. However, I found the book too superficial and would have liked more detailed information, especially in terms of engineering specifics where some examples were used. The author also has a rather simplistic view of politics and human nature.
 
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ElentarriLT | 2 altre recensioni | Mar 24, 2020 |
Viewing cities as complex organisms, solutions and problems of cities throughout time are presented. It includes numerous suggestions as to how cities can become healthy and resilient.
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snash | 2 altre recensioni | Mar 31, 2019 |

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