The Caring City

Ethics of Urban Design

Juliet Davis

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Bristol University Press
28 April 2022

Urban communities; Political geography

This original study makes a compelling case for a more ethical approach to urban development and management. Countering the conventional, neoliberal thinking of urban planners and academics, it uses case studies to show how a philosophy of caring can promote the wellbeing of our cities' many inhabitants.

In this important contribution to urban studies, Davis makes the case for a more ethical and humane approach to city development and management.

With a range of illustrative case studies, the book challenges the conventional and neoliberal thinking of urban planners and academics, and explores new ways to correct problems of inequality and exclusion. It shows how a philosophy of caring can improve both city environments and communities.

This is an original and powerful theory of urban care that can promote the wellbeing of our cities' many inhabitants.

By: Juliet Davis
Imprint: Bristol University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781529201215
ISBN 10: 1529201217
Pages: 238
Publication Date: 28 April 2022
Audience: Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Undergraduate , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction 1. Care as Practice and Ethic 2. Care in and through Urban Design 3. Placing Care 4. Accessibility in/as Caring 5. Shaping Caring Urban Atmospheres 6. Openness and the Unfolding of Care 7. Continuity, Attachment and Care 8. Urban Design as Tending Futures Conclusion

Juliet Davis is Professor of Architecture and Urbanism at Cardiff University.

Reviews for The Caring City: Ethics of Urban Design

"""In this original and powerful book, a veritable tour de force that sets a new agenda for urban scholarship, Davis explores the interrelationships between urban design and the creation of places predicated on care and attentiveness to the wellbeing of ecologies and environments."" Rob Imrie, Goldsmiths, University of London ""This unique, timely book shows how urban design can change for the better if it recognizes interdependence and dependence as basic to how cities are organized - in short, by becoming care-full."" Christopher Groves, Cardiff University"