Beschreibung:
Based on years of international research, Climax City is a critical exploration of the growth of cities and masterplanning. Challenging the idea that the city can be entirely planned on paper, this book implores you to work with chaos when planning cities.
Part 1: The Spontaneous City 1. Cities Without Plans 2. The Natural Town 3. The Spontaneous Slum Part 2: The Designed City 4. The Subtle Art of Master planning 5. In Search of Nowhere 6. Cities from Scratch 7. Room to Expand 8. Boulevards and Dictators Part 3: The Unruly City 9. The Astounding Sprawling City 10. The Incredible Shrinking City 11. The Terrifying Exploding City Part 4: The City and the Planner 12. The Imposition of Order 13. Blue Sky Modernists 15. With the Best of Intentions 16. Shaping the Climax City