'Holes in The Whole' seeks meaning and reasons for the existence of the
city. It demonstrates the urgent need to expand the sphere of urban
activity - to define the city not only as a territory of exploitation,
but as space of human existence in its fullest dimension. The book
defines the conditions under which the city can develop as an entity
without falling into the trap of arrogant self-sufficiency. It
identifies the mechanisms that promote independent fragments, including
people, neighbourhoods and regions, so that they are not random,
unsystematic bunches, but stable (yet flexible) structures.