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OverviewThe design and development of capital cities was one of the defining tasks of twentieth-century urban planning. Capital cities were often the archetypical 'big plans' which required mobilization of political support, vast financial resources and the best urban design talent. Implementing these plans might take decades, as in Washington or Canberra. At the other extreme, Brasilia was first carved out of the interior in less than four years. This book examines the plans for sixteen important capital cities: Berlin, Brasilia, Brussels, Canberra, Chandigarh, Dodoma, Helsinki, London, Moscow, New Delhi, New York, Ottawa, Paris, Rome, Tokyo and Washington. These case studies were selected using a typological framework developed by Sir Peter Hall and the chapters are extensively illustrated and written by authorities on the cities concerned. For anyone with an interest in urban and regional planning, urban and planning history, architecture and architectural history, urban geography, or simply capital cities and why they are what they are, this will be the key sourcebook for a long time to come. Full Product DetailsAuthor: David Gordon (Queen's University, Kingston, Canada)Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Dimensions: Width: 18.80cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 24.50cm Weight: 0.771kg ISBN: 9780415280617ISBN 10: 0415280613 Pages: 320 Publication Date: 11 April 2006 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents1. Capital Cities in the Twentieth Century 2. Seven Types of Capital City 3. The Urban Design of Twentieth Century Capitals 4. Paris: From the Legacy of Haussmann to the Pursuit of Cultural Supremacy 5. Moscow and St Petersburg: A Tale of Two Capitals 6. Helsinki: From Provincial to National Centre 7. London: The Contradictory Capital 8. Tokyo: Forged by Market Forces and Not the Power of Planning 9. Washington: The DC's History of Unresolved Planning Conflicts 10. Canberra: Where Landscape is Pre-Eminent 11. Ottawa-Hull: Lumber Town to National Capital 12. Brasília: A Capital in the Hinterland 13. New Delhi: Imperial Capital to Capital of the World's Largest Democracy 14. Berlin: Capital under Changing Political Regimes 15. Rome: Where Great Events not Regular Planning Bring Development 16. Chandigarh: India's Modernist Experiment 17. Brussels: Capital of Belgium and 'Capital of Europe' 18. New York City: Super-Capital – Not by Government Alone 19. What is the Future of Capital Cities?ReviewsAuthor InformationDavid Gordon is Associate Professor at the School of Urban and Regional Planning, Queen’s University, Canada. He is the author of Battery Park City: Politics and Planning on the New York Waterfront and numerous articles on plan implementation and Ottawa planning history. As a practitioner, Dr. Gordon shared the Canadian Institute of Planners National Award of Distinction in 1991 and 1992. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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