11. Go Fight City Hall: The First Lawsuit

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. TABLES ix
4. PREFACE xi
5. Part I. Community as Image and Ideal
6. 1. Community: The Passionate Quest 3
7. 2. Historic Models Of Community 16
8. 3. Key Theories And Concepts 37
9. Part II. A Community Is Launched
10. Twin Rivers Time Line 1970 - 2000 51
11. 4. Twin Rivers: The First Planned Unit Development In New Jersey 53
12. 5. The Residents Appraise Their Environs 75
13. 6. Securing The Vox Populi: The Struggle For Self-Government 87
14. Part II. A Community Is Launched
15. 7. Joiners And Organizers: Community Participation 111
16. 8. Sociability In A New Community 123
17. Part II. A Community Is Launched
18. 9. Space, Place, And Design 149
19. 10. Private And Public: Whose Rights, Whose Responsibilities? 168
20. 11. Go Fight City Hall: The First Lawsuit 190
21. 12. Leaders As Lightning Rods 202
22. 13. Unity And Division, Conflict And Consensus 216
23. Summary Of Key Findings 233
24. Part III. Old Imperatives, New Directions
25. 14. The Continuing Salience Of The Local Community 247
26. 15. Concluding Reflections 265
27. Epilogue. Is There Community In Cyberspace? 291
28. Appendix. Overview Of Surveys, 1975-1999 299
29. Bibliography 309
30. Acknowledgments 325
31. Index 327