A look at the economic revitalization of the Southwest's most vibrant city

An in-depth introduction to important social and political issues around the future of city planning for the next generation.

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(Paperback)

Provides a practical consideration of what works, and what does not, in American urban planning. By creating a dialogue of cities' planning successes and failures, this book illustrates that adopting a single model universally will not work.

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The book frames a perspective on the urban design challenges presented by the rapidly expanding and regenerating Asian cities, and how these can be shaped by memory, meaning and identity while meeting sustainable, resilient and community concerns.

(Hardback, 2nd edition)

This major comparative text examines what have been traditionally regarded as 'world cities' (New York, London, Tokyo) and a range of other important cities in America, Europe and Asia. The authors show the role planning has played in cities' responses to the forces of globalization, and argue for the importance of diverse planning practices.

When asked for immodest proposals for greening their cities, Torontonians came up with solutions both wild and workable, from hydrogen-fueled cabs to retrofitting suburban slab apartments. They offer brazen perspectives and arrive at ingenious solutions to the problems plaguing modern cities.

(Hardback)

Melbourne has always grown disproportionately to the east and south-east. Why was the settlement located up the river Why does the city have the shape it does Both the choice of site for initial settlement and the subsequent spread of residential and industrial areas were closely related to specific characteristics of those environments.

Provides the first national survey of the historical impact of urban planning and design on the Australian landscape.

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(Hardback)

An argument that operational urban planning can be improved by the application of the tools of urban economics to the design of regulations and infrastructure.