Shelton, Barrie

Making of Hong Kong : from vertical to volumetric - London; Routledge, 2011. - viii,: 184p. - Planning, history and environment series .

1. A state of Inten City--
2. Precedents
3. Long, Low and Intense : From possession Point to world War II -
4. Massing and Riding: The Post - War Decades
5.Vertical and Volumetric : Post 1980
6. Podium and Tower
7. Emerging Volumetric : Components
8.Conclusion : Vertical and Volumetric

Investigating what the history of Hong Kong's urban development has to teach other cities as they face environmental challenges, social and demographic change and the need for new models of dense urbanism, this book offers a study of the high-rise intensity of Hong Kong.

9780415487016


Cities and towns
City planning -- China -- Hong Kong.
Urbanization -- China -- Hong Kong.
City planning -- Environmental aspects -- China -- Hong Kong.

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