Future of Cities

Inbunden, Engelska, 2006

Av Andrew Blowers, Chris Hamnett, Philip Sarre

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This collection of readings draws on material from a wide range of sources - from the past and present and from literature and technology - and is concentrated on the areas which seem most relevant to the planning of the future city - what is happening to the city and what we can do about it. The readings have been selected and organised to present the planning of the future city.This book was first published in 1974.

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Utgivningsdatum2006-12-21
Mått156 x 234 x 27 mm
Vikt840 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor370
FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN9780415418287

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General Introduction, Philip Sarre and Andrew Blowers 1. The future city as seen in the past Introduction, Philip Sarre 1.1. Utopian traditions and the planning of cities, Martin Meyerson 1.2 Utopia, Thomas More 1.3. An academy of projects, Jonathan Swift 1.4. A contemporary city, Le Corbusier 1.5. City of the future, Frank Lloyd Wright 1.6. Social cities, Ebenezer Howard 2. Trends and constraints Introduction, Chris Hamnett 2.1. Some social trends, Peter Willmott 2.2. the future of the motor vehicle, ColinBuchanan 2.3. The impact of telecommunications on town planning, J.S. Whyte 2.4. The changing image of the city, ScottGreer 2.5. Resources and the economic framework, P.A. Stone 2.6. material resources, Richard Meier 2.7. Human needs, BarbaraWard and Rene Dubos 3. Future Urban Forms Introduction, Chris Hamnett 3.1 Megalopolis, Jean Gottomann 3.2. The urban field, John Friedmann and John Miller 3.3. homes beyond the fringe, LionelMarch 3.4. The grid as generator, Sir LeslieMartin 3.5. The pattern of the metropolis, Kevin Lynch 4. Planning the Future City Introduction, Philip Sarre 4.1. Normative planning, Paul Davidoff 4.2. Permissive planning, Melvin Webber 4.3. The nature of the plan, Milton Keynes Development Corporation 4.4. Non-plan: an experiment in freedom, Reyner Banham, Paul Barker, Peter Hall and Cedric Price 4.5. Creating a new social system, The Ecologist 4.6. Major changes in environmental form required by social and psychological demands, Christopher Alexander 4.7. Retrospect and prospect, Lewis Mumford 5. Life in the City of the Future Introduction, Andrew Blowers 5.1. Future shock, Alvin Toffler 5.2. The end of the city, MichaelDavie 5.3. The Dumills: Londoners 2000, Colin Leicester 5.5. City, Clifford Simak 5.6. Bravenew world, Aldous Huxley 5.7. The machine stops, E.M. Forster