| Description |
iv, 296 p. : ill. (some col.), maps. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction / Jurgen Rosemann -- The form of the future / Stephen Read -- Randstad, from Randstad to Deltametropolis / Dirk Frieling -- Johannesburg, remaking Johannesburg / Lindsay Bremner -- Sydney, the construction of Sydney's global image / Penelope Dean -- Kuala Lumpur, an allegorical postmetropolis / Ramesh Kumar Biswas -- Berlin, the voids of Berlin / Andreas Huyssen -- Mumbai, millennial identities / Jim Masselos -- Capitalism and the city / Richard Sennett -- Exit 'post' : the making of 'glocal' urban modernities / Erik Swyngedouw -- Reading the city in a global digital age / Saskia Sassen -- Playing with information / M. Christine Boyer -- Los Angeles, cluster city / Kazys Varnelis -- Amsterdam, beyond inside and out / Stephen Read -- Douala, local navigation in Douala / AbdouMaliq Simone -- Belgrade, evolution in an urban jungle / Stealth Group -- Hong Kong, the experienced city / Gary Chang -- Milan, urban footnotes / Stefano Boeri -- The image of metropolis / NEXT Architects. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Cities and towns.
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Cities and towns -- Forecasting.
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Urbanization.
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City planning.
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Social change.
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Civilization, Modern -- 21st century.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Read, Stephen.
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Rosemann, Jurgen.
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Eldijk, Job van.
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ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
0415284503 (hardback : alk. paper) |
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0415284511 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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9780415284509 |
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9780203857786 (electronic bk.) |
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