Jonathan Barnett, an urban designer and architect who has worked for cities throughout the United States, teaches architecture and urban design at City College.

• Also by Jonathan Barnett -- Introduction: The Fractured Metropolis -- Improving the New City -- Accidental Cities or New Urban Centers -- Suburban Sprawl -- Creating Communities -- Restoring the Old City -- How the Metropolis Split Apart -- The Entrepreneurial Center -- Bypassed Areas: The New Urban Frontier -- Restoring Communities -- Reshaping the Metropolitan Region -- The Changing Philosophy of Planning and Design -- The Elements of City Design -- A National Agenda for Action -- Suggestions for Additional Reading -- Illustration Credits