The twentieth century has seen an increase in the globe's human population from approximately 1.6 billion in 1900 to about 5 billion in 1987. Accompanying this event has been a considerable growth in the population of the world's largest cities. In The Dynamics of Cities the aut…
"The Dynamics of Cities provides new insights into the evolution of human settlements, suggesting that the growth and decline of present-day urban agglomerations, as well as the cities of the past, have been guided by simple, general and powerful macrodynamic processes. The auth…
The twentieth century has seen an increase in the globe's human population from approximately 1.6 billion in 1900 to about 5 billion in 1987. Accompanying this event has been a considerable growth in the population of the world's largest cities. In The Dynamics of Cities the aut…
Drawing on recorded evidence, this book argues that simple, general and powerful macrodynamic processes guide the growth and decline of present day urban agglomerations, as well as cities of the past.
This edition of 'Urban Designs' analyses the relationship between urban structures and the deepening environmental crisis from which the human race may not recover.
"Working from a strong theoretical base, the author uses case studies and discusses policy developments in order to challenge the conventional wisdom on sustainable design. The book provides a rounded discussion of the application and suitability of current practice and predicts…
Future forms and design for sustainable cities
Concentrating on the planning and design of cities, the three sections take a logical route through the discussion from the broad considerations at regional and city scale, to the larger city at high and lower densities through to design considerations on the smaller block scale…