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041 _aeng
082 _a307.1216
_bCIT
100 _aCharlesworth, Esther
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245 _aCity edge: case studies in contemporary urbanism
260 _bElsevier
_c2005
_aNew York
300 _axviii,: 244p.
505 _aForeword-- Preface-- Introduction-- Part 1: PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT VERSES PUBLIC REALM-- 1.1 Reinventing Melbourne--1.2 Remaking Beirut; Melbourne-Sydney, Public Space Revisited--Part 2: CENTRE VS PERIPHERY-- 2.1 Dublin's Urban Renaissance; 2.2 Sydney's Metropolitan Dilemma; 2.3 Jerusalem: Holy or Divided City?; Part 3: CITIES ON THE EDGE--3.1 Deconstructing Belgrade- 3.2 Revisiting Dili; 3.3 Reframing Johannesburg-- 3.4 Remaking Kabul-- Part 4: THE ECO EDGE-- 4.1 Melbourne on the Eco-edge? 4.2 The Urban Ecology of New York City--4.3 Australian Environmentalism?-- 4.4 The Mega CITY project.
520 _aContains essays which outline a number of case studies from Europe, North America, Australia and Asia and provides first hand accounts of the experiences that planners, architects and politicians have had in reshaping cities. This book provides insights in the assessment of the challenges and constraints posed by changing patterns of urban growth.
650 _aCity planning-Case studies. 2. Land use, Urban-Case stud
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942 _cBK
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