Abstract
This editorial essay is the first of two designed to lay out a firm intellectual foundation for the material that will be published in future editions of CRoC. This first part is necessarily critical, pointing out that there is a stifling discourse of normative thinking that imposes a rigid framework of what is 'good' and what is 'evil' in our cities, to use Schorske's terms. Lacking in understanding of context and place, attempting to impose a rigid template of density and planning practice, this critical framework inhibits our ability to think coherently and creatively about the future-which is what Angel describes as a "planet of cities".
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | S3-S9 |
Journal | Cities |
Volume | 32 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 1 2013 |
Keywords
- Accepted wisdom
- Density
- Public space
- Sprawl
- UHI
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Development
- Sociology and Political Science
- Urban Studies
- Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management