Cities of Tomorrow: An Intellectual History of Urban Planning and Design in the Twentieth Century - Couverture rigide

Hall, Peter

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 063119942X ISBN 13 : 9780631199427

Editeur : Blackwell Publishers, 1996

Synopsis

This volume sets out to provide a critical history of planning in theory and practice throughout the world in the 20th century. This edition covers developments in the late 1980s and 1990s: the architect has re-emerged as an international figure, and the role of planning has been restored - at least in part - in North America, Europe and elsewhere. The problem of the underclass has, as the author forecast it would, become acute. These and other crucial developments are covered in two extensive new chapters. In addition, the author has taken the opportunity to up-date content and references throughout the book.

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur

Sir Peter Hall is Professor of Planning at the Bartlett School of Architecture, Building, Environmental Design and Planning at University College, London and Director of the Institute of Community Studies. He was previously Professor of Urban and Regional Planning at the University of California, Berkeley, and Professor of Geography at the University of Reading. He is the author of over 30 books in planning and related subjects, including London 2000, The World Cities, Great Planning Disasters and High Tech America. He has been credited with the invention of the Urban Enterprise Zone concept now widely employed in the USA, the UK and Europe. An advisor to governments and international agencies across the world, Professor Hall is known throughout the world for his contribution both to the theory and to the practice of city and regional planning.

Revue de presse

Cities of Tomorrow remains the definitive story of modern Euro–American planning. The seamless integration of new information and perspectives in this latest edition reaffirms its status as a classic, compelling and extraordinarily readable synthesis. Professor Robert Freestone, University of New South Wales

"Peter Hall′s new edition of Cities of Tomorrow is better than ever. With extraordinary skill he weaves the separate strands of planning of the last century into a rich tapestry that vividly displays its intricate links, perceptively portrays the foundations of today′s profession yet cleverly reveals the field′s enduring questions and concerns. To do this in one volume is a work of genius!" Professor Genie Birch, University of Pennsylvania

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Blackwell Publishers
• Date d'édition: 1996
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 063119942X
• ISBN 13: 9780631199427
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 544
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible