Peter Hall's seminal Cities of Tomorrow remains anunrivalled account of the history of planning in theory andpractice, as well as of the social and economic problems andopportunities that gave rise to it. Now comprehensively revised,the fourth edition offers a perceptive, critical, and globalhistory of urban planning and design throughout thetwentieth-century and beyond. A revised and updated edition of this classic text from one ofthe most notable figures in the field of urban planning anddesign Offers an incisive, insightful, and unrivalled critical historyof planning in theory and…mehr
Peter Hall's seminal Cities of Tomorrow remains anunrivalled account of the history of planning in theory andpractice, as well as of the social and economic problems andopportunities that gave rise to it. Now comprehensively revised,the fourth edition offers a perceptive, critical, and globalhistory of urban planning and design throughout thetwentieth-century and beyond.
A revised and updated edition of this classic text from one ofthe most notable figures in the field of urban planning anddesign Offers an incisive, insightful, and unrivalled critical historyof planning in theory and practice, as well as of the underlyingsocio-economic challenges and opportunities Comprehensively revised to take account of abundant newresearch published over the last decade Reviews the development of the modern planning movement overthe entire span of the twentieth-century and beyond Draws on global examples throughout, and weaves theauthor's own fascinating experiences into the text toillustrate this authoritative story of urban growth
Peter Hall is Professor of Planning at the Bartlett School of Planning at University College London. He is the author of nearly 30 books in planning and related subjects, including London 2000 (1963), The World Cities, third edition (1984), High Tech America (with Ann Markusen & Amy Glasmeier, 1986), Great Planning Disasters (1992), and Cities in Civilization (1999). He has been credited with the invention of the Enterprise Zone concept, which has been widely employed in the USA and Europe. An advisor to governments and international agencies across the globe, Professor Hall is known throughout the world for his contribution both to the theory and to the practice of city and regional planning.
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List of Figures ix Preface to the Fourth Edition xii Preface to the Third Edition xiii Preface to the First Edition xv 1 Cities of Imagination 1 Alternative Visions of the Good City 1880-1987 2 The City of Dreadful Night 12 Reactions to the Nineteenth-Century Slum City: London Paris Berlin New York 1880-1900 3 The City of By-Pass Variegated 49 The Mass Transit Suburb: London Paris Berlin New York 1900-1940 4 The City in the Garden 90 The Garden-City Solution: London Paris Berlin New York 1900-1940 5 The City in the Region 149 The Birth of Regional Planning: Edinburgh New York London 1900-1940 6 The City of Monuments 202 The City Beautiful Movement: Chicago New Delhi Berlin Moscow 1900-1945 7 The City of Towers 237 The Corbusian Radiant City: Paris Chandigarh Brasília London St Louis 1920-1970 8 The City of Sweat Equity 291 The Autonomous Community: Edinburgh Indore Lima Berkeley Macclesfield 1890-1987 9 The City on the Highway 325 The Automobile Suburb: Long Island Wisconsin Los Angeles Paris 1930-1987 10 The City of Theory 385 Planning and the Academy: Philadelphia Manchester California Paris 1955-1987 11 The City of Enterprise 414 Planning Turned Upside Down: Baltimore Hong Kong London 1975-2000 12 The City of the Tarnished Belle Époque 443 Infocities and Informationless Ghettos: New York London Tokyo 1990-2010 13 The City of the Permanent Underclass 485 The Enduring Slum: Chicago St Louis London 1920-2011 Bibliography 529 Index 608
List of Figures ix Preface to the Fourth Edition xii Preface to the Third Edition xiii Preface to the First Edition xv 1 Cities of Imagination 1 Alternative Visions of the Good City 1880-1987 2 The City of Dreadful Night 12 Reactions to the Nineteenth-Century Slum City: London Paris Berlin New York 1880-1900 3 The City of By-Pass Variegated 49 The Mass Transit Suburb: London Paris Berlin New York 1900-1940 4 The City in the Garden 90 The Garden-City Solution: London Paris Berlin New York 1900-1940 5 The City in the Region 149 The Birth of Regional Planning: Edinburgh New York London 1900-1940 6 The City of Monuments 202 The City Beautiful Movement: Chicago New Delhi Berlin Moscow 1900-1945 7 The City of Towers 237 The Corbusian Radiant City: Paris Chandigarh Brasília London St Louis 1920-1970 8 The City of Sweat Equity 291 The Autonomous Community: Edinburgh Indore Lima Berkeley Macclesfield 1890-1987 9 The City on the Highway 325 The Automobile Suburb: Long Island Wisconsin Los Angeles Paris 1930-1987 10 The City of Theory 385 Planning and the Academy: Philadelphia Manchester California Paris 1955-1987 11 The City of Enterprise 414 Planning Turned Upside Down: Baltimore Hong Kong London 1975-2000 12 The City of the Tarnished Belle Époque 443 Infocities and Informationless Ghettos: New York London Tokyo 1990-2010 13 The City of the Permanent Underclass 485 The Enduring Slum: Chicago St Louis London 1920-2011 Bibliography 529 Index 608
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"This is nothing less than a history of the ideology and practice of urban planning through the century ... [a] most readable tour de force." --The Architectural Review
"This is the one book you have to read." --American Planning Association Journal
"An enthralling journey through the history of city planning." --The Geographical Journal
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