Country of cities : a manifesto for an urban America
Chakrabarti, Vishaan
Country of cities : a manifesto for an urban America - New York Metropolis Books 2013 - 251,ip.
CONTENTS
FOREWORD, NORMAN FOSTER 11
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 15
A COUNTRY OF COUNTRIES : OF HIGHWAYS, HOUSES AND HEDGES
WHY CITIES ARE GOOD
1.Cities, Prosperity and Globalization 52
2.Cities, Sustainability and Resilience 74
3.Cities, Health and Joy 102
HOW TO BUILD GOOD CITIES
4.Building Hyperdensity and Civic Delight 126
5.Building an Infrastructure of Opportunity 154
6.Building the Equitable City 186
A COUNTRY OF CITIES : OF TRAINS, TOWERS AND TREES 214
A COUNTRY OF CITIES : THE MANIFESTO 222
AUTHORS NOTE 228
NOTES AND ILLUSTRATION SOURCES 230
INDEX 246
9781935202172
307.12160973 / CHA
Country of cities : a manifesto for an urban America - New York Metropolis Books 2013 - 251,ip.
CONTENTS
FOREWORD, NORMAN FOSTER 11
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 15
A COUNTRY OF COUNTRIES : OF HIGHWAYS, HOUSES AND HEDGES
WHY CITIES ARE GOOD
1.Cities, Prosperity and Globalization 52
2.Cities, Sustainability and Resilience 74
3.Cities, Health and Joy 102
HOW TO BUILD GOOD CITIES
4.Building Hyperdensity and Civic Delight 126
5.Building an Infrastructure of Opportunity 154
6.Building the Equitable City 186
A COUNTRY OF CITIES : OF TRAINS, TOWERS AND TREES 214
A COUNTRY OF CITIES : THE MANIFESTO 222
AUTHORS NOTE 228
NOTES AND ILLUSTRATION SOURCES 230
INDEX 246
9781935202172
307.12160973 / CHA