Future city / edited by Stephen Read, Jürgen Rosemann, Job van Eldijk.

Other author Read, Stephen.
Other author Rosemann, Jürgen.
Other author Eldijk, Job van.
Format Book
Publication InfoLondon ; New York : Spon Press, 2005.
Descriptioniv, 296 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 26 cm
Subjects
Cities and towns.
Cities and towns--Forecasting.
Urbanization.
City planning.
Social change.
Civilization, Modern--21st century.

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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2004012329
ISBN0415284503 (hardback : alk. paper)
ISBN0415284511 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks HT119 .F87 2005 ✔ Available Place Hold