BUILDING AND DWELLING: ETHICS FOR THE CITY

This book argues for, and describes in rich detail, the idea of an open city- one in which people learn to manage complexity. He shows how the design of cities can enrich or diminish the everyday experience of those who dwell in them. The book includes examples from London, Paris and Barcelona to Shanghai, Mumbai and Medellin, and quotes classic thinkers such as Tocqueville, Heidegger, Max Weber, and Walter Benjamin. The author shows what works ethically is often the most practical solution for cities' problems.