Krieger, Martin H.,

The humanities in city planning : culture, uncertainty, and visuality / Martin Krieger. - 164 pages 20 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Planning today is dominated by social science, but Kreiger takes a different approach, thinking of city planning in terms of Culture, Uncertainty, and Visuality. The chapters explore planners and their role as protagonist in the humanities of literature and history; the inevitability of uncertainty in planning and how to face it; and how to attend to the physical, visual, and aural environment of the city. Through a series of essays, Krieger shows that cities are cultural and meaningful, that they are contingent and so filled with opportunity, and that they are concrete, particular, and encountered"--

9781032755229 9781032755212

2024027644


City planning--Philosophy.

HT166 / .K744 2025

307.1 K744 2025