Shaping the city : studies in history, theory and urban design / edited by Edward Robbins and Rodolphe El-Khoury.

Title & Author:

Shaping the city : studies in history, theory and urban design / edited by Edward Robbins and Rodolphe El-Khoury.

Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2004.

Description:

270 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 252-261) and index.
Atlanta / Rem Koolhaas -- Barcelona: rethinking urbanistic projects / Joan Busquets -- Brasilia, scale and monumentality: Brasilia and other urban projects / Fares el-Dahdah -- Detroit: motor city / Charles Waldheim -- Los Angeles: between cognitive mapping and dirty realism / Paulette Singley -- Philadelphia: the urban design of Philadelphia, taking the towne for the city / Richard Sommer -- San Francisco: San Francisco in an age of reaction / Mitchell Schwarzer -- Asia megacities / Richard Marshall -- The new urbanist city / Edward Robbins -- Cybercity / M. Christine Boyer.

Summary:

Intended for use by students undergoing higher education and college and university undergraduates, this book covers the history of city planning.

Resources:
Table of contents
Kostenfrei
Publisher description

ISBN:

0415261880 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
9780415261883 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
0415261899 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
9780415261890 (pbk. ; alk. paper)

Subject:

City planning Case studies.
Metropolitan areas Case studies.
Cities and towns History 20th century Case studies.
Cities and towns History 21st century Case studies.
Sociology, Urban.
Urbanisme Études de cas.
Agglomérations urbaines Études de cas.
Villes Histoire 20e siècle Études de cas.
Villes Histoire 21e siècle Études de cas.
Sociologie urbaine.
urban sociology.
Cities and towns
City planning
Metropolitan areas
Stadtplanung
Stadsplanning.
Metropolen.
Urbanisme Cas, Études de.
Agglomérations urbaines Cas, Études de.
Villes 20e siècle Cas, Études de.
Villes 21e siècle Cas, Études de.

Form/genre:

Case studies.
History
Études de cas.

Added entries:

El-Khoury, Rodolphe.
Robbins, Edward, 1944-
Koolhaas, Rem
Boyer, M. Christine
Busquets, Joan
El-Dahdah, Farès
Marshall, Richard, 1947-
Schwarzer, Mitchell
Singley, Paulette, 1960-
Sommer, Richard (Richard M.)
Waldheim, Charles
Whiting, Sarah

Holdings:

Location: Library main 242355
Call No.: HT166 .S399 2004
Copy: pbk.
Status: Available

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