Public Libraries and Resilient Cities
From the economic renewal potential of library development projects, to the provision of public space in a privatizing world, from services for the homeless to crisis management during urban disasters, Public Libraries and Resilient Cities explores the vital role that public libraries can play in the promotion of ecologically, economically, and socially sustainable communities in challenging times.
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- Full title :Public Libraries and Resilient Cities.
Summary
From the economic renewal potential of library development projects, to the provision of public space in a privatizing world, from services for the homeless to crisis management during urban disasters, Public Libraries and Resilient Cities explores the vital role that public libraries can play in the promotion of ecologically, economically, and socially sustainable communities in challenging times.
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- Publication Date:2012.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):American Library Association
- Place of Publication:Chicago
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2012.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (194 pages)
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:0838911366, 9780838911365, 9780838996133, 0838996132
- oclc:ocn952758124
- LC Classification:Z
Table of Contents
Chapter Eight: Mary Wilkins Jordan: Public library gardensChapter Nine: Urban Libraries Council: Partners for the future; Chapter Ten: Maija Berndtson: A "people's palace"; Chapter Eleven: Meller Langford and Roosevelt Weeks with Dr. Rhea Brown Lawson: In the wake of Hurricane Ike; Chapter Twelve: Matthew Evan Havens and Michael Dudley: Public libraries, peak oil, and climate change; Chapter Thirteen: Innocent Chirisa: Collaborative community library planning and economic crisis; Chapter Fourteen: Pilar Martinez: Engaging communities, making a difference; contributors; index.
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