“Sustaining a City’s Culture and Character” by Charles R. Wolfe

Somewhere, between character and caricature, there exists an authentic–a truly unique–urban place, that blends global and local, old and new. Yet, in a dramatically changing world dominated by crises of climate change, maintaining public health, and social justice, finding such places–and explaining their relevance–may be easier said than done. 

Sustaining a City’s Culture and Character accepts that challenge, and provides a comprehensive method for assessing how and why successful places come to be, with an explicit emphasis on context: Authenticity, culture, character, and uniqueness are words with meanings that depend on who is using them and in what contexts.