Ken Worpole is the author of a number of influential studies of the contemporary urban public realm and other aspects of urban policy. His books include "Towns for People" (1993), "Libraries in a World of Cultural Change" (1995)," People, Parks and Cities" (1996), and, most recently, "Here Comes the Sun: Architecture and Public Space in Twentieth Century European Culture" (Reaktion, 2001). He is married to Larraine Worpole, photographer.