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Author Rogers, Richard, 1933- author

Title Cities for a small planet / Richard Rogers ; edited by Philip Gumuchdjian
Published London : Faber, 1997
1997

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 MELB  711.409045 Rog/Cfa  AVAILABLE
Description xi, 180 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm
Series Reith lectures ; 1995
Reith lectures ; 1995
Contents Introduction / Crispin Tickell -- 1. The culture of cities -- 2. Sustainable cities -- 3. Sustainable architecture -- 4. London: the humanist city -- 5. Cities for a small planet
Summary Three quarters of the world's population will be living in cities by the year 2025. The author argues that unless cities are transformed, the environment and people's rights will never be properly respected
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 177) and index
Subject City planning -- Economic aspects -- Great Britain.
City planning -- Environmental aspects.
City planning -- History -- 20th century.
Sustainable development.
Urban renewal -- History -- 20th century.
Author Gumuchdjian, Philip.
LC no. B9823008
ISBN 0571179932