书目

PublicLibrariesandResilientCities

内容简介

Publiclibrariesarekeystonepublicinstitutionsforanythrivingcommunity,andassuchcanbeleadersinmakingcitiesbetterplacestowork,play,andlive.Inthisimportantbook,notedurbanplannerandlibrarianDudleyshowshowpubliclibrariescancontributeto"placemaking,"orthecreationandnurturingofvitalanduniquecommunitiesfortheirresidents.Usingcasestudiesandotherinformationfromthefield,theauthorShowshowpubliclibrariescanaddresspressingurbanandenvironmentalsustainabilityissuesthroughsmarturbandesignpractices,makingcontributionstoeconomicregeneration,andacommitmenttosocialequityProvidesexamplesofinnovationinpubliclibrarydesign,management,collaborationandpublicservicesOfferslibrarians,libraryadministrators,andevenurbanplannersthepracticalknowledge,tools,andvocabularytoovercomeprofessionalanddisciplinarybarriersFromtheeconomicrenewalpotentialoflibrarydevelopmentprojects,totheprovisionofpublicspaceinaprivatizingworld,fromservicesforthehomelesstocrisismanagementduringurbandisasters,PublicLibrariesandResilientCitiesexploresthevitalrolethatpubliclibrariescanplayinthepromotionofecologically,economically,andsociallysustainablecommunitiesinchallengingtimes.

作者简介

MichaelDudleyisanurbanplanninglibrarianandresearcherwiththeInstituteofUrbanStudiesattheUniversityofWinnipeg,whereheengagesincommunity-based,publicinterestresearchandteachesintheuniversitysenvironmentalstudiesprogram.HeistheeditorialboardchairforPlanCanadamagazine,theofficialpublicationoftheCanadianInstituteofPlanners.

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