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Ground control : fear and happiness in the twenty-first-century city / Anna Minton.

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Ground control : fear and happiness in the twenty-first-century city / Anna Minton.
Author
Minton, Anna
Publication
London ; New York : Penguin Books, 2009.

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ix, 240 p. : ill.; 20 cm.
Summary
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.
Subject
  • Crime > Great Britain
  • City and town life > Great Britain
  • Social indicators > Great Britain
  • Crime prevention > Great Britain
  • City planning > Great Britain
  • Gated communities > Great Britain
  • Urban Health
  • Fear
  • Happiness
  • Residence Characteristics
  • City Planning
  • Great Britain > Social conditions
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-223) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
  • pt. I. Ground Control.
  • 1. Docklands: the birth of an idea.
  • 2. death of a city.
  • 3. 'Clean and safe'
  • pt. 2. Home.
  • 4. Secured by design.
  • 5. Housing market renewal: the twenty-first century slum clearances.
  • 6. Housing: the untold story.
  • pt. 3. Civil Society.
  • 7. Fear of crime, 'respect', trust and happiness.
  • 8. Moving forwards.
ISBN
  • 0141033916 (pbk.)
  • 9780141033914 (pbk.)
OCLC
  • 317747818
  • SCSB-11969150
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library