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.