Cities in Action
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Cities in Action

The Commonwealth and International Library: Library and Technical Information Division

  1. 251 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Cities in Action

The Commonwealth and International Library: Library and Technical Information Division

About this book

Cities in Action focuses on the planning of cities. The book first discusses the planning of cities wherein planning is considered as a protective device that influences orderly procedure and cooperation among citizens. Accessibility is seen as an influential factor in the rise and distribution of cities. The text underscores that along with the rise of cities is the establishment of sidewalks, malls, parks, and shopping centers. Zoning and land use are also important in the planning of cities. These factors help in identifying the structures that should be built or established in a particular place. The text also takes a look at the establishment of industrial parks and industrial upgrading of cities. Management of water supply, noise, and pollution is influential in the appreciation of cities. Computer systems are also applied to city operations, including the work of planning. The text also underscores the need for residential parking as the rise of cities has resulted to the increase in automobiles. The book also underlines that decongestion of traffic is viewed as an important factor in the delivery of goods and services to citizens. Roads, avenues, and expressways are seen as helpful in lessening traffic in cities. The book is a vital source of data for city planners.

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Publisher
Pergamon
Year
2014
Print ISBN
9780080156224
eBook ISBN
9781483153193
Topic
Architecture
Subtopic
Architecture General

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Cities in Action
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. PREFACE
  6. POEM—CITIES
  7. CHAPTER 1. A LOOK AT PLANNING
  8. CHAPTER 2. THE URBAN REVOLUTION
  9. CHAPTER 3. CIVIC LEADERSHIP
  10. CHAPTER 4. VISION AND IMAGINATION
  11. CHAPTER 5. DISTRIBUTION OF CITIES
  12. CHAPTER 6. CLASSIFICATION
  13. CHAPTER 7. URBAN SPRAWL
  14. CHAPTER 8. THE EXPLODING CITY
  15. CHAPTER 9. LEAPFROGGING
  16. CHAPTER 10. CITY PATTERNS
  17. CHAPTER 11. ESTHETICS
  18. CHAPTER 12. FINDING OUR WAY AROUND
  19. CHAPTER 13. URBAN PROFILES
  20. CHAPTER 14. VISTAS
  21. CHAPTER 15. SUB-LANDSCAPES
  22. CHAPTER 16. SIDEWALKS
  23. CHAPTER 17. MALLS
  24. CHAPTER 18. SHOPPING CENTERS
  25. CHAPTER 19. PARKS
  26. CHAPTER 20. NEIGHBORHOODS
  27. CHAPTER 21. CHANGING LAND VALUES
  28. CHAPTER 22. TEARING DOWN
  29. CHAPTER 23. ZONING
  30. CHAPTER 24. LAND USE
  31. CHAPTER 25. OPEN SPACE
  32. CHAPTER 26. RESIDENTIAL PARKING
  33. CHAPTER 27. SUBDIVIDERS
  34. CHAPTER 28. ANNEXATION
  35. CHAPTER 29. UMLAND AND HINTERLAND
  36. CHAPTER 30. THE 500-MILE CIRCLE
  37. CHAPTER 31. INDUSTRIAL DECENTRALIZATION
  38. CHAPTER 32. INDUSTRIAL PARKS
  39. CHAPTER 33. INDUSTRIAL UPGRADING OF CITIES
  40. CHAPTER 34. VESTED INTERESTS
  41. CHAPTER 35. EXPRESSWAYS
  42. CHAPTER 36. CLIMATE
  43. CHAPTER 37. WATER SUPPLY
  44. CHAPTER 38. NOISE
  45. CHAPTER 39. POLLUTION
  46. CHAPTER 40. COLOR
  47. CHAPTER 41. ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
  48. CHAPTER 42. FUTILITY IN PLANNING
  49. CHAPTER 43. THE SMALL CITY
  50. CHAPTER 44. BIG CITIES
  51. CHAPTER 45. POPULATION DENSITY
  52. CHAPTER 46. GHETTOS
  53. CHAPTER 47. URBAN RENEWAL
  54. CHAPTER 48. MAYORAL LEADERSHIP
  55. CHAPTER 49. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
  56. CHAPTER 50. THE PEOPLE'S VOICE
  57. CHAPTER 51. THE BUSINESSMAN AWAKENS
  58. CHAPTER 52. URBAN UNCERTAINTIES
  59. CHAPTER 53. INTER-CITY SPACE
  60. CHAPTER 54. MAPPING
  61. CHAPTER 55. RESEARCH
  62. CHAPTER 56. COMPUTERS AND DATA PROCESSING
  63. CHAPTER 57. NEW CITIES
  64. CHAPTER 58. RADBURN
  65. CHAPTER 59. URBAN AND RURAL FOLK
  66. CHAPTER 60. REGIONAL PLANNING
  67. CHAPTER 61. TRUTH IN ADVERTISING
  68. CHAPTER 62. NATURAL RESOURCES
  69. CHAPTER 63. LOOKING AHEAD
  70. CHAPTER 64. FOURTEEN POINTS
  71. CHAPTER 65. A PLANNER'S CREED
  72. CHAPTER 66. THE END PRODUCT
  73. BIBLIOGRAPHY
  74. INDEX

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