Voices of Decline is a sweeping history of dominant representations of the American city in the 20th century. Upon its initial publication in 1993, the book introduced discourse analysis and an appreciation of the shaping power of representation into American urban studies. Beauregard has identified a pervasive discourse of decline about American urban cities, one that shaped the policy to respond to the perceived urban crisis of the post-war era. This second edition has been thoroughly rewritten and now includes an account of the boom years of the 1990s.

This is a sweeping history of dominant representations of the American city in the 20th century, which introduces discourse analysis and an appreciation of the shaping power of representation into American urban studies. Robert Beauregard has identified a pervasive discourse of decline about American urban cities, one that shaped the policy to response to the perceived urban crisis of the post-war era. This second edition has been thoroughly rewritten and now includes an account of the boom years of the 1990s.

#This text explores a variety of multidisciplinary discourses for representing the contemporary city. It considers the city''s social and physical articulations and the different interpretations of a good city.'

This text explores a variety of multidisciplinary discourses for representing the contemporary city. It considers the city''s social and physical articulations and the different interpretations of a good city.'

In the decades after World War II, the United States became the most prosperous nation in the world and a superpower whose dominance was symbolized by the American suburbs. Spurred by the decline of its industrial cities and by mass suburbanization, people imagined a new national identity--one that emphasized consumerism, social mobility, and a suburban lifestyle. The urbanity of the city was lost. In When America Became Suburban, Robert A. Beauregard examines this historic intersection of urban decline, mass suburbanization, domestic prosperity, and U.S. global aspirations as it unfolded...

City and regional planners talk constantly about the things of the world--from highway interchanges and retention ponds to zoning documents and conference rooms--yet most seem to have a poor understanding of the materiality of the world in which they're immersed. Too often planners treat built forms, weather patterns, plants, animals, or regulatory technologies as passively awaiting commands rather than actively involved in the workings of cities and regions.

In the ambitious and provocative Planning Matter, Robert A. Beauregard sets out to offer a new materialist perspective on...

City and regional planners talk constantly about the things of the world--from highway interchanges and retention ponds to zoning documents and conference rooms--yet most seem to have a poor understanding of the materiality of the world in which they're immersed. Too often planners treat built forms, weather patterns, plants, animals, or regulatory technologies as passively awaiting commands rather than actively involved in the workings of cities and regions.

In the ambitious and provocative Planning Matter, Robert A. Beauregard sets out to offer a new materialist perspective on...