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Tactical urbanism for librarians : quick, low-cost ways to make big changes / Karen Munro.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publisher: Chicago : ALA Editions, an imprint of the American Library Association, 2017Description: ix, 164 pages ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780838915585
  • 0838915582
Other title:
  • Quick, low-cost ways to make big changes
Subject(s):
Contents:
An introduction to tactical urbanism -- Tactical urbanism case studies. Sidebar : some useful urbanism concepts -- A realistic tactical approach. Sidebar : how about tactical business practices? -- Library case studies -- Library meets city -- Coming back to earth -- A library leader's guide to building a tactical library -- Twelve steps to becoming a tactical library interventionist. Sidebar : tactical follow-ups and where to find more -- Summing up.
Summary: The term "tactical urbanism" is a new phrase for a type of action that has existed for centuries: actions designed to improve a city or neighborhood with minimal oversight, budget, or delay. It's usually local, immediate, and accomplished without a lot of training or resources. Munro shows that, although libraries have reputations as traditional and bureaucratic, they are also communal systems which can utilize the grassroots, humanist values of tactical urbanism.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Tactical urbanism, a global grassroots movement to improve cities by and for the people who live in them, has applications that are tailor made for libraries. Tactics like "start small," "value intangibles," and "bundle pragmatics with delight" can help libraries engage with their users while also solving immediate problems. Best of all, these projects can be lightweight, inexpensive, and quick to realize. Here, Munro offers plentiful examples from cities and libraries that show where tactical urbanism is happening now and making a difference. A quick-start guide that inspires and empowers libraries to launch their own tactical library projects, this book addresses such topics as

useful urbanism concepts such as placemaking, pink zones, design thinking, and optical leverage; 12 steps to becoming a tactical library interventionist; 4 tactical urbanism case studies, such as the Astoria Scum River Bridge, Park(ing) Day, and Self-Gentrification, with discussion of why they matter to libraries; 5 library case studies, including Library Box, Boston Street Labs Storefront Library, and a "Dewey-Less" Library System, that demonstrate how libraries can apply tactical urbanism concepts; how cities and libraries can overlap initiatives, spotlighting real-world examples; and ways that library leaders can cultivate a tactics-friendly organization.

This book illustrates how tactical urbanism offers librarians the tools to deliver fast, inexpensive, and innovative projects with big impact.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-156) and index.

An introduction to tactical urbanism -- Tactical urbanism case studies. Sidebar : some useful urbanism concepts -- A realistic tactical approach. Sidebar : how about tactical business practices? -- Library case studies -- Library meets city -- Coming back to earth -- A library leader's guide to building a tactical library -- Twelve steps to becoming a tactical library interventionist. Sidebar : tactical follow-ups and where to find more -- Summing up.

The term "tactical urbanism" is a new phrase for a type of action that has existed for centuries: actions designed to improve a city or neighborhood with minimal oversight, budget, or delay. It's usually local, immediate, and accomplished without a lot of training or resources. Munro shows that, although libraries have reputations as traditional and bureaucratic, they are also communal systems which can utilize the grassroots, humanist values of tactical urbanism.

Text in English.

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