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City planning : a very short introduction

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Very short introductions ; 655Publication details: New York : Oxford University Press, ©2020Description: 144 p. : ill. ; 18 cmISBN:
  • 9780190944346
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 307.1 ABB-C
Contents:
1. Streets and buildings
2. The suburban solution
3. Saving the center
4. Contested communities
5. Metropolis and megaregion
6. Nature in the city
7. Unnatural disasters and resilient cities
Summary: "City Planning: A Very Short Introduction gives an international overview of progress in city planning over the last century. City planning explores the tension between the idea of cities as individually held land-parcels and as representations of community and identity. It has inevitable political and ethical dimensions. Over time, cities have grown and merged, leading to larger-scale thinking about planning, but it remains a regional discipline. Part of city planning involves making cities more resilient to natural disasters and civil conflict. Data, technological developments, commerce, and efficient functioning are important, but human connection is necessary for cities to survive"--
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Streets and buildings

2. The suburban solution

3. Saving the center

4. Contested communities

5. Metropolis and megaregion

6. Nature in the city

7. Unnatural disasters and resilient cities

"City Planning: A Very Short Introduction gives an international overview of progress in city planning over the last century. City planning explores the tension between the idea of cities as individually held land-parcels and as representations of community and identity. It has inevitable political and ethical dimensions. Over time, cities have grown and merged, leading to larger-scale thinking about planning, but it remains a regional discipline. Part of city planning involves making cities more resilient to natural disasters and civil conflict. Data, technological developments, commerce, and efficient functioning are important, but human connection is necessary for cities to survive"--

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