So, the make-up of a cities' built environment is the accumulation of all of it's citizens' plethora of choice, but Bruegmann never 'chose' to live in Pittsburgh, Philadelphia or Chicago? Citizens can surely shape their neighbourhoods through their actions, but them being there in the first place is rarely their choice. The charges of elitism against critics of Bruegmann should take heed of this disconnect.
So, the make-up of a cities' built environment is the accumulation of all of it's citizens' plethora of choice, but Bruegmann never 'chose' to live in Pittsburgh, Philadelphia or Chicago? Citizens can surely shape their neighbourhoods through their actions, but them being there in the first place is rarely their choice. The charges of elitism against critics of Bruegmann should take heed of this disconnect.
Having said that I haven't read Sprawl YET.
altondesu 3 years ago