Ebook: Ground control : fear and happiness in the twenty-first-century city
Author: Minton Anna
- Tags: City and town life -- Great Britain., Community life -- Great Britain., Sociology Urban., Crime -- Great Britain., City planning -- Great Britain., Gated communities -- Great Britain., Great Britain -- Social conditions., Urban Health., Fear., Happiness., Residence Characteristics., City Planning., City and town life., City planning., Community life., Crime., Gated communities., Social conditions, Great Britain., Stadssociologi -- Storbritannien., Stadsplanering -- Storbritannien., Brottslighet -- Storbritannien.
- Year: 2009
- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
- City: London, New York, Array
- Language: English
- epub
When the figures say crime is falling, why are we more frightened than ever? Could our towns and cities be creating fear and mistrust? This passionate book shows us the face of Britain today, revealing the untested urban planning that is changing not only our cities, but the nature of public space, of citizenship and of trust.
Abstract: When the figures say crime is falling, why are we more frightened than ever? Could our towns and cities be creating fear and mistrust? This passionate book shows us the face of Britain today, revealing the untested urban planning that is changing not only our cities, but the nature of public space, of citizenship and of trust