Herzog Lawrence A. Return to the Center: Culture, Public Space, and City Building in a Global Era

Austin: University of Texas Press, 2006. — 273 p. — ISBN: 0292712626.The redesign and revitalization of traditional urban centers is the cutting edge of contemporary urban planning, as evidenced by the intense public and professional attention to the rebuilding of city cores from Berlin to New York City's "Ground Zero." Spanish and Latin American cities have never received the recognition they deserve in the urban revitalization debate, yet they offer a very relevant model for this "return to the center."Culture, Public Space, and Cities
The City and Public Space in Spain
Modernity and Public Space in Crisis: Contemporary Madrid
“City of Architects”: Public Space and the Resurgence of Barcelona
Spain Meets Mesoamerica: The City and Public Space in Mexico
Revitalizing Historic Centers in Urban Mexico: Politics and Public Space
The Globalization of Urban Form: Transcultural Public Spaces along the Mexico–United States International Border
Return to the Center? Politics, Latino Culture, and Public Space
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