The robust city /

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Author / Creator:Hall, A. C., author.
Imprint:Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2015.
Description:vii, 165 pages ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Series:Routledge research in planning and urban design
Routledge research in planning and urban design.
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10241631
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ISBN:9781138801325 (hardback : alk. paper)
1138801321 (hardback : alk. paper)
9781315755014 (ebook)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • List of figures and tables
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • 1. The persistence of form
  • 2. What shall we do with the private motor vehicle? The impact of the private motor vehicle
  • 3. Cities have not been designed for expansion: the inevitability of expansion
  • 4. Deriving form: a goal-driven approach
  • 5. Deriving form: a robust typology
  • 6. Beads on a string
  • 7. A model for a new city
  • 8. Application to urban expansion and intensification
  • 9. Implications for development plans
  • Conclusion
  • Index