Celebrating Urban Community Life

Description:

"Celebrating Urban Community Life is a comprehensive guide to understanding and enhancing communal celebrations as a source of community capital. Drawing on case studies from New York, San Francisco, and Toronto, Melvin Delgado discusses the many ways in which fairs, festivals, and parades can enhance communal life. Providing a framework for social scientists, urban planners, and social workers to analyse and foster celebrations that benefit urban populations, the book is a valuable resource for those with an interest in this growing area of academic and practical interest."--

subjects: City and town life,  Festivals,  Fairs,  Parades,  Case studies,  Cities and towns,  Social aspects,  Cities and towns / Social aspects / fast / (OCoLC)fst00861843,  City and town life / fast / (OCoLC)fst00862081,  Fairs / fast / (OCoLC)fst00919892,  Festivals / fast / (OCoLC)fst00923329,  Parades / fast / (OCoLC)fst01052822,  Vie urbaine,  ÂEtudes de cas,  Villes,  Aspect social,  Foires,  Dâefilâes