Creating Cities/Building Cities

Peter K. Kresl and Daniele Ietri

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Abstract: For the past 150 years, architecture has been a significant tool in the hands of city planners and leaders. In Creating Cities/Building Cities, Peter Karl Kresl and Daniele Ietri illustrate how these planners and leaders have utilized architecture to achieve a variety of aims, influencing the situation, perception and competitiveness of their cities.

Keywords: Economics and Finance; Geography; Urban and Regional Studies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
ISBN: 9781786431608
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Chapters in this book:

Ch 1 Introduction: architecture and modern cities , pp 1-16

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Ch 2 Stimulating the revival of the city , pp 19-42

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Ch 3 Establishing business center status , pp 43-59

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Ch 4 Establishing global city status – the world’s tallest building , pp 60-77

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Ch 5 Creating transformative parks , pp 78-94

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Ch 6 Establishing a “brand†or “identity†, pp 97-113

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Ch 7 Relating the city to the nation , pp 114-131

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Ch 8 Attracting a specific social cohort , pp 132-145

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Ch 9 Creating community , pp 146-164

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Ch 10 What happens when a city fails to use architecture creatively? , pp 167-182

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Ch 11 Some observations and conclusions , pp 183-195

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