Country of cities : a manifesto for an urban America

By:

Chakrabarti, Vishaan

Publication details: New York Metropolis Books 2013Description: 251,ipISBN:

9781935202172

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DDC classification:

307.12160973 CHA

Contents:

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

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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

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