Future city - Read, Stephen; Rosemann, Jürgen.; Eldijk, Job van. (London ; New York : Spon Press, 2005)
Introduction / Jürgen Rosemann -- The form of the future / Stephen Read -- Randstad, from Randstad to Deltametropolis / Dirk Frieling -- Johannesburg, remaking Johannesburg / Lindsay Bremner -- Sydney, the construction of Sydney's global image / Penelope Dean -- Kuala Lumpur, an allegorical postmetropolis / Ramesh Kumar Biswas -- Berlin, the voids of Berlin / Andreas Huyssen -- Mumbai, millennial identities / Jim Masselos -- Capitalism and the city / Richard Sennett -- Exit 'post' : the making of 'glocal' urban modernities / Erik Swyngedouw -- Reading the city in a global digital age / Saskia Sassen -- Playing with information / M. Christine Boyer -- Los Angeles, cluster city / Kazys Varnelis -- Amsterdam, beyond inside and out / Stephen Read -- Douala, local navigation in Douala / AbdouMaliq Simone -- Belgrade, evolution in an urban jungle / Stealth Group -- Hong Kong, the experienced city / Gary Chang -- Milan, urban footnotes / Stefano Boeri -- The image of metropolis / NEXT Architects.
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Keywords: Cities and towns; Cities and towns -- Forecasting; Urbanization; City planning; Social change; Civilization, Modern -- 21st century; Electronic books