| World Cities and Urban Form: Fragmented, Polycentric, Sustainable? Contributor(s): Jenks, Mike (Editor), Kozak, Daniel (Editor), Takkanon, Pattaranan (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415451868 ISBN-13: 9780415451864 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $59.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2008 Annotation: This book presents new research and theory showing the forms metropolitan regions might take to achieve sustainability. City case studies throughout show how both planning and flagship design can propel cities into world class status. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Architecture | Landscape - Political Science | Public Policy - City Planning & Urban Development - Political Science | Public Policy - Regional Planning |
| Dewey: 307.121 |
| LCCN: 2008003042 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.7" W x 9.6" (2.15 lbs) 374 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book presents new research and theory at the regional scale showing the forms metropolitan regions might take to achieve sustainability. At the city scale the book presents case studies based on the latest research and practice from Europe, Asia and North America, showing how both planning and flagship design can propel cities into world class status, and also improve sustainability. The contributors explore the tension between polycentric and potentially sustainable development, and urban fragmentation in a physical context, but also in a wider cultural, social and economic context. |