Remaking Metropolis Global Challenges of the Urban Landscape

Name: Remaking Metropolis Global Challenges of the Urban Landscape
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ISBN: 9780415670821

ISBN-10: 0415670829

ISBN-13: 9780415670821

Edition: 2013

Authors: Edward A. Cook, Jesus J. Lara

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Remaking Metropolisexamines examples of both urban decay and destruction as well as urban rebirth. It shows why particular approaches were successful, or did not achieve their objectives. By bringing together innovative approaches to urban living from across the world, and by demonstrating how local initiatives can contribute to global solutions, this book establishes a framework in which to evaluate current and future developments for urban change, and to stimulate a reassessment of urban redevelopment and policies.

Book details

List price: $60.95
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 11/15/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 326
Size: 6.26" wide x 9.25" long x 0.63" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English



List of tables


List of figures


Preface


Acknowledgments


Contributors


Foreword: Designing our futures, Frederick Steiner



Introduction



Global dynamics of urban landscapes




Challenges of global urbanism



The state of the global metropolis




Global sustainability and shifting urban systems



The world shrinks, the world expands: information, energy, and relocalization




Urbanization challenges in Turkey: implications for Aydin, Turkey




Tbilisi: urban transformation and role transformation in the post-Soviet metropolis




Urban indicators for border areas: measuring and tracking community conditions in the U.S.-Mexico border region




The future of the metropolis



Small steps toward achieving the urban sustainability of the metropolitan area of Mexico City




Transformations of the urbanizing delta landscape




Sustainable urban design: lessons from Dutch cities




Remaking the urban landscape



Turning cities around




Re-urbanization in Thailand: reconsidering urban development following the tsunami




Urban/suburban landscapes: an ecological view




Tapestries and traditions: urban ecology and city making




Urban ecosystems and the sustainable metropolis




Bringing urban streams back to life! The use of modern waterway construction technologies in restoring degraded streams




Managing the urban/nature border: Sonoran Islands in the urbanized desert




Conclusions



Global prospects for the metropolis



Index