First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Presents examples of recent domestic architecture in southern California, from Santa Barbara to San Diego, with thirty completed houses and five conceptual projects, featuring a variety of architects. form the book, which features a variety of architects.

Transcending the polarizing debate over development and preservation, an innovative proposal for an alternative theory and practice of place that embraces both change and stability.

An argument that the idea of sacrifice, with all its political baggage, opens new paths to environmental sustainability.

The New Urbanism calls for a different approach to just about every aspect of land planning and real estate-- blocks and street networks, building design, financing, transportation, retail, employment centers, civic institutions, zoning and codes, inner city revitalization, and even the marketing of homes.

Amster explores the historical and contemporary implications of homelessness as a social and spatial problem, drawing upon academic disciplines and policy concerns ranging from urban geography to legal advocacy. Homeless people find themselves in a struggle to preserve places that are theoretically open to everyone regardless of status. Urban spaces in particular manifest a complex ecology comprised of people, culture, architecture, technology, and the natural environment, expressed through gentrification, redevelopment, and privatization. In this ecology, homeless people are criminalized for performing basic activities such as sitting or sleeping. These trends are evident across the U.S. and internationally, linking local issues with wider forces of globalization.

Why place, why now? -- The political problem of place -- Place in capitalist narratives and practices -- Rhizomes and the politics of fixity and flow -- From Arendt's table to Pynchon's used car lot: relation and separation in the place of the polity -- Making meaning, making place: place, values, and critique of everyday spaces -- Changing places -- The potentials of place