Planning twentieth century capital cities / edited by David L.A. Gordon.

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Gordon, David L. A. , ed

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Series: Planning, history, and the environment seriesPublication details: Routledge, 2006. London:Description: xvi, 302 pISBN:

9780415280617

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DDC classification:

307.1216 PLA

Contents:

1. Capital cities in the twentieth century / David L.A. Gordon -- 2. Seven types of capital city / Peter Hall -- 3. The urban design of twentieth century capitals / Lawrence J. Vale -- 4. Paris : from the legacy of Haussmann to the pursuit of cultural supremacy / Paul White -- 5. Moscow and St. Petersburg : a tale of two capitals / Michael H. Lang -- 6. Helsinki : from provincial to national centre / Laura Kolbe -- 7. London : the contradictory capital / Dennis Hardy -- 8. Tokyo : forged by market forces and not the power of planning / Shun-ichi J. Watanabe -- 9. Washington : the DC's history of unresolved planning conflicts / Isabelle Gournay -- 10. Canberra : where landscape is pre-eminent / Christopher Vernon.

Summary: "The twentieth century witnessed an unprecedented increase in the number of capital cities worldwide in 1900 there were only about forty, but by 2000 there were more than two hundred. And this, surely, is reason enough for a book devoted to the planning and development of capital cities in the twentieth century. However, the focus here is not only on recently created capitals. Indeed, the case studies which make up the core of the book show that, while very different, the development of London or Rome presents as great a challenge to planners and politicians as the design and building of Brasília or Chandigarh. Put simply, this book sets out to explore what makes capital cities different from other cities, why their planning is unique, and why there is such variety from one city to another. Sir Peter Hall's 'Seven Types of Capital City' and Lawrence Val7F 19s 'The Urban Design of Twentieth Century Capital Cities' provide the setting for the fifteen case studies which follow Paris, Moscow and St Petersburg, Helsinki, London, Tokyo, Washington, Canberra, Ottawa-Hull, Brasília, New Delhi, Berlin, Rome, Chandigarh, Brussels, New York. To bring the book to a close Peter Hall looks to the future of capital cities in the twenty-first century. For anyone with an interest in urban planning and design, architectural, planning and urban history, urban geography, or simply capital cities and why they are what they are, Planning Twentieth Century Capital Cities will be the key source book for a long time to come." -- Publisher's website

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1. Capital cities in the twentieth century / David L.A. Gordon --
2. Seven types of capital city / Peter Hall --
3. The urban design of twentieth century capitals / Lawrence J. Vale --
4. Paris : from the legacy of Haussmann to the pursuit of cultural supremacy / Paul White --
5. Moscow and St. Petersburg : a tale of two capitals / Michael H. Lang --
6. Helsinki : from provincial to national centre / Laura Kolbe --
7. London : the contradictory capital / Dennis Hardy --
8. Tokyo : forged by market forces and not the power of planning / Shun-ichi J. Watanabe --
9. Washington : the DC's history of unresolved planning conflicts / Isabelle Gournay --
10. Canberra : where landscape is pre-eminent / Christopher Vernon.

"The twentieth century witnessed an unprecedented increase in the number of capital cities worldwide in 1900 there were only about forty, but by 2000 there were more than two hundred. And this, surely, is reason enough for a book devoted to the planning and development of capital cities in the twentieth century. However, the focus here is not only on recently created capitals. Indeed, the case studies which make up the core of the book show that, while very different, the development of London or Rome presents as great a challenge to planners and politicians as the design and building of Brasília or Chandigarh. Put simply, this book sets out to explore what makes capital cities different from other cities, why their planning is unique, and why there is such variety from one city to another. Sir Peter Hall's 'Seven Types of Capital City' and Lawrence Val7F 19s 'The Urban Design of Twentieth Century Capital Cities' provide the setting for the fifteen case studies which follow Paris, Moscow and St Petersburg, Helsinki, London, Tokyo, Washington, Canberra, Ottawa-Hull, Brasília, New Delhi, Berlin, Rome, Chandigarh, Brussels, New York. To bring the book to a close Peter Hall looks to the future of capital cities in the twenty-first century. For anyone with an interest in urban planning and design, architectural, planning and urban history, urban geography, or simply capital cities and why they are what they are, Planning Twentieth Century Capital Cities will be the key source book for a long time to come." -- Publisher's website

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