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A groundbreaking look at what cities built in the Hispanic tradition can teach us about effectively using central public spaces to foster civic interaction, neighborhood identity, and a sense of place.

Table of Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Chapter 1. Culture, Public Space, and Cities
  • Chapter 2. The City and Public Space in Spain
  • Chapter 3. Modernity and Public Space in Crisis: Contemporary Madrid
  • Chapter 4. "City of Architects": Public Space and the Resurgence of Barcelona
  • Chapter 5. Spain Meets Mesoamerica: The City and Public Space in Mexico
  • Chapter 6. Revitalizing Historic Centers in Urban Mexico: Politics and Public Space
  • Chapter 7. The Globalization of Urban Form: Transcultural Public Spaces along the Mexico-United States International Border
  • Chapter 8. Return to the Center? Politics, Latino Culture, and Public Space
  • Notes
  • References

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      Publisher: University of Texas Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/04/2006
      ISBN13: 9780292712621, 978-0292712621
      ISBN10: 0292712626

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A groundbreaking look at what cities built in the Hispanic tradition can teach us about effectively using central public spaces to foster civic interaction, neighborhood identity, and a sense of place.

      Table of Contents
      • Preface
      • Acknowledgments
      • Chapter 1. Culture, Public Space, and Cities
      • Chapter 2. The City and Public Space in Spain
      • Chapter 3. Modernity and Public Space in Crisis: Contemporary Madrid
      • Chapter 4. "City of Architects": Public Space and the Resurgence of Barcelona
      • Chapter 5. Spain Meets Mesoamerica: The City and Public Space in Mexico
      • Chapter 6. Revitalizing Historic Centers in Urban Mexico: Politics and Public Space
      • Chapter 7. The Globalization of Urban Form: Transcultural Public Spaces along the Mexico-United States International Border
      • Chapter 8. Return to the Center? Politics, Latino Culture, and Public Space
      • Notes
      • References

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