For the Love of Cities REVISITED

The 10 year anniversary edition, updated and expanded! The mutual love affair between people and their place is one of the most powerful influences in our lives, yet rarely thought of in terms of a relationship. As cities begin thinking of themselves as engaged in a relationship with their citizens, and citizens begin to consider their emotional connections with their places, we open up new possibilities in community, social and economic development by including the most powerful of motivators—the human heart—in our toolkit of city-making. 

 

Love Where You Live

Following the widespread success of For the Love of Cities, this book builds upon the central premise that love of place matters, with more examples from all over the world and practical steps that community leaders, both official and unofficial, might use to kick start the process in their city. This book explores how to build networks of co-creators, how to allay community fears, how to deal with naysayers and bad news, how to find your authentic identity and how little bits of funding can be instrumental in creating big changes.

 
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The Emotional Infrastructure of Places

Infrastructure is a hot topic for communities all over the world. Ranging from roads and bridges to power grids and cell towers - it isa all the foundational elements for a shared and common purpose. Infrastructure is literally all around us, like the background music we take for granted. It is both big and small, obvious and subtle - and it needs to be considered in a different way. The next steps in place-making will be to embrace emotional awareness, emotional design and incorporate love into our places.

Emotional infrastructure is the foundation that supports our sentimental, psychological and spiritual life. Designing for this intent will ad vast new dimensions to our approach of place making. This book explores how we create emotional attachments and connections to our places and to each other, which in turn allows us to take on the biggest and most complex problems facing societies today.  

Bulk Orders

 

My books are available on Amazon.com in both print and ebook versions.

For my friends who own and operate local, independent bookstores, I am happy to work directly with you to provide copies of both books. I can sign them for you as well.

For educational institutions and libraries, the book is available via your standard distribution channels.

If you are interested in purchasing a bulk order (20 or more) books for your organization or event, please contact us directly as we can offer special pricing on these orders.

 

Praise for the Books

“Peter’s book takes the age old notion that love is a powerful, but intangible force and completely turns it on its head by uniquely illustrating the impact human emotion can have on our cities. I strongly recommend For the Love of Cities to all local leaders and anyone who is looking for creative solutions to the challenges facing America’s cities.”

Buddy Dyer, Mayor of Orlando, Florida

“When it comes to making places better, there are so many things we can do beyond those conventionally labeled as ‘planning.’ Most of them involve not the hardware of cities but the software - people. And the best of them are on display in this remarkable book.”

Jeff Speck, AICP, author of “Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America One Step at a Time”

“In this book, Peter goes ‘next level’ and shows us HOW and WHY our placemaking process can help residents and visitors fall in love with your city all over again. This book is for activists, engineers, planners and community leaders committed to transforming their communities.”

Rebecca Ryan, APF - Futurists/Economist, NEXT Generation Consulting

“For the Love of Cities succeeds in putting an exclamation point on the exceptional value of deepening the relationship that city dwellers feel for their neighborhoods by adding amenities such as parks, outdoor cafes, art galleries, trees, flowers and even sidewalks to create a meaningful sense of place. It also explores the often hidden added value of creative entrepreneurs in creating a sense of place that attracts, nurtures and retains citizens.”

“The book is a love note from Author Peter Kageyama to cities everywhere that will prompt you to more closely examine your own relationship with where you live, work and play.”

Diane Egner
Publisher and Managing Editor, 83 Degrees Media
Former Book Editor, The Tampa Tribune

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“What Kageyama has done is to introduce the vital piece into the urban discussion– the matter of love; the piece without which all city building must fail, for “love” the corner stone of civic citizenship. It takes some bravura and acumen to champion the subject of love in the urban forum that wants to quantify, when only love qualifies and justifies the discussion of cities. Mr. Kageyama goes one step further. He provides precious indicators. Many city thinkers will follow suit, but for the time being, this is the essential book.”

Pier Giorgio Di Cicco
Poet Laureate Emeritus, Toronto, Ontario
Author of Municipal Mind: Manifestos for The Creative City

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“For the Love of Cities is a must read for city changemakers.”

Jeff Slobotski
Silicon Prairie News & Founder, Big Omaha

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“Peter, has captured something very important… love.  When we love a city, we are committed to it, we engage with it, we care for it, we give our best to it. A city that is loved also gives back. It makes those who live there feel enriched. And so you have a virtuous cycle.”

Charles Landry
Author of The Creative City: A Toolkit for Urban Innovators and The Art of City Making