City form, economics and culture for the architecture of public space

City form, economics and culture for the architecture of public space / Pablo Guillen, Urša Komac.

This is a book about how cities occupy space. We are not interested in architectural masterpieces, but the tools for reinventing city life. We try to provide a framework for the architecture and design of public space without aesthetic considerations. We identify several defining factors. First of a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Guillen, Pablo
Other Authors: Komac, Urša
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore : Springer, 2020.
Series:SpringerBriefs in architectural design and technology.
Subjects:
City planning.
Urban policy.
City planning
Urban policy
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Why cities exist?- Cities are more important than ever
  • Public goods, externalities and the city
  • Governing for the public good: the problem of city governance and planning
  • Growth and shape of the pre-industrial city
  • The raise of the rail-based mechanical city
  • Motorisation and the city: America leads the world
  • The Japanese experience: the raise of the minimal car use megalopolis
  • Following America, not Japan: car dependent emerging megacities
  • Motorisation and de-motorisation in Europe
  • Conclusions.

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