Shaping the city : studies in history, theory and urban design /

Shaping the city : studies in history, theory and urban design /

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Edition:	2nd edition.
Imprint:	Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2013. ©2013
Description:	viii, 362 pages ; 24 cm
Language:	English
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. Cities and towns. City planning. Metropolitan areas. Sociology, Urban. Case studies. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9278370

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Other authors / contributors:	El-Khoury, Rodolphe, editor of compilation. Robbins, Edward, 1944- editor of compilation.
ISBN:	9780415584586 (hardback) 0415584582 (hardback) 9780415584623 (paperback) 0415584620 (paperback)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"Taking on the key issues in urban design, Shaping the City examines the critical ideas that have driven these themes and debates through a study of particular cities at important periods in their development. As well as retaining crucial discussions about cities such as Los Angeles, Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, Philadelphia, and Brasilia at particular moments in their history that exemplified the problems and themes at hand like the mega-city, the post-colonial city and New Urbanism, in this new edition the editors have introduced new case studies critical to any study of contemporary urbanism - China, Dubai, Tijuana and the wider issues of informal cities in the Global South. The book serves as both a textbook for classes in urban design, planning and theory and is also attractive to the increasing interest in urbanism by scholars in other fields. Shaping the City provides an essential overview of the range and variety of urbanisms and urban issues that are critical to an understanding of contemporary urbanism"--

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