Small change : about the art of practice and the limits of planning in cities / Nabeel Hamdi.
What exactly is 'small change'? Build a bus stop in an urban slum and a vibrant community sprouts and grows around it - that is the power of small changes that have huge positive effects. This book is an argument for the wisdom of the street, the ingenuity of the improvisers and the long-t...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Sterling, Va. :
Earthscan,
[2004]
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| Online Access: | Taylor & Francis |
| Summary: | What exactly is 'small change'? Build a bus stop in an urban slum and a vibrant community sprouts and grows around it - that is the power of small changes that have huge positive effects. This book is an argument for the wisdom of the street, the ingenuity of the improvisers and the long-term, large-scale effectiveness of immediate, small-scale actions. Written by Nabeel Hamdi, the guru of urban participatory development and the master of the art, Small Change brings over three decades of experience and knowledge to bear on the question 'what is practice'?. Through an easy-to-read narrative s. |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (183 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-151) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1844070050 9781844070053 1844070069 9781844070060 1136557326 9781136557323 1136557342 9781136557347 1136557350 9781136557354 1417583282 9781417583287 1849772533 9781849772532 |