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There is endless talk about the need for an urban renaissance can it happen inthe real world? In this broad challenging and highly engaging book NicholasSchoon argues that the foremost priority for regeneration is to makeneighbourhoods and cities places where people with choices choose to live.The author surveys the last two centuries of metropolitan growth and decayanalyzes the successes and failures of recent changes in urban policy andproposes a wide range of radical measures to make the renaissance a reality.Comprehensively researched The Chosen City is a wake up call for everyoneinterested and involved in urban regeneration degree students and academicsplanning and housing professionals architects surveyors developers andpoliticians. The text is illustrated with powerful black and white images froma leading national newspaper photographer. «
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