Description |
1 online resource (iv, 296 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps |
Contents |
Introduction / Jürgen Rosemann -- The form of the future / Stephen Read -- Randstad, from Randstad to Deltametropolis / Dirk Frieling -- Johannesburg, remaking Johannesburg / Lindsay Bremner -- Sydney, the construction of Sydney's global image / Penelope Dean -- Kuala Lumpur, an allegorical postmetropolis / Ramesh Kumar Biswas -- Berlin, the voids of Berlin / Andreas Huyssen -- Mumbai, millennial identities / Jim Masselos -- Capitalism and the city / Richard Sennett -- Exit 'post' : the making of 'glocal' urban modernities / Erik Swyngedouw -- Reading the city in a global digital age / Saskia Sassen -- Playing with information / M. Christine Boyer -- Los Angeles, cluster city / Kazys Varnelis -- Amsterdam, beyond inside and out / Stephen Read -- Douala, local navigation in Douala / AbdouMaliq Simone -- Belgrade, evolution in an urban jungle / Stealth Group -- Hong Kong, the experienced city / Gary Chang -- Milan, urban footnotes / Stefano Boeri -- The image of metropolis / NEXT Architects |
Summary |
This text focuses on cities as the dominant form of human settlement for the future, examining the transformation that is happening in urban connobations worldwide today. The last few decades have seen a rate of change and growth in cities that has never been seen before, resulting in giant metropoles with over twenty million inhabitants. This book tackles the causes of these changes, and looks at how the planning and design of cities can shape the urban future |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Cities and towns.
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Cities and towns -- Forecasting
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Urbanization.
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City planning.
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Social change.
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Civilization, Modern -- 21st century.
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cities.
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urbanization.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Sociology -- Urban.
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Cities and towns
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Cities and towns -- Forecasting
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City planning
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Civilization, Modern
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Social change
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Urbanization
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Stadtplanung
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Globalisierung
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Verstädterung
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Sozialer Wandel
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Sociology & Social History.
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Social Sciences.
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Communities - Urban Groups.
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Read, Stephen.
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Rosemann, Jürgen.
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Eldijk, Job van.
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ISBN |
9781135159580 |
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1135159580 |
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9780203857786 |
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020385778X |
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