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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Carola HeinPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Dimensions: Width: 17.40cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 24.60cm Weight: 0.360kg ISBN: 9780415780438ISBN 10: 0415780438 Pages: 14 Publication Date: 09 June 2011 Audience: College/higher education , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback 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. Changing Urban Patterns in Port Cities: History, Present, and Future Part I: Port Cities: Global Networks and Urban Form 2. Migration, Trade and the Atlantic Port Cities 3. Shipping Chinatowns and Container Terminals 4. Seaport Cities 5. Port Cities and the Global Exchange of Planning Ideas Part 2: Regional Dynamics of Port Cities: Politics, People and the Built Environment 6. Trade, Politics and City Space(s) in Mediterranean Ports 7. Mercantile Elites in the Ports of Amsterdam and Rotterdam 8. Treaty Ports of China 9. Staring at the Sea, Staring at the Land 10. Town Planning, Architecture, and Migration in the Port Cities of the Suez Canal Area Part 3: Landscapes of the Port City: Global case studies 11. Hamburg's waterfront redevelopment 12. New York City: How its Port Shaped Its Architecture 13. Hong Kong: Transformative Image as a Port City 14. Dubai’s Jebel Ali Port: Trade, Territory and Infrastructure 14. Conclusions: Patterns of Global Architecture in Port CitiesReviewsPort Cities offers a far richer perspective on the subject of port city development than many other books. Indeed, for those familiar with the large body of literature that covers the fall and rise of the urban waterfront since the advent of the shipping container, this book will come as a breath of fresh air. - Journal of the American Planning Association Port Cities offers a far richer perspective on the subject of port city development than many other books. Indeed, for those familiar with the large body of literature that covers the fall and rise of the urban waterfront since the advent of the shipping container, this book will come as a breath of fresh air. - Journal of the American Planning Association ...as [Port Cities] deals with various geographies, the articles in the collection examine a long time span that enables the reader to see the historical continuities in the port cities it describes. In short, it deliberately exemplifies the dynamic, multi-scaled, and inter-connected port cityscapes created by historical and present-day international maritime networks. - New Perspectives on Turkey Author InformationCarola Hein is Professor at Bryn Mawr College (Pennsylvania) in the Growth and Structure of Cities Department. Her current research interests include the transmission of architectural and urban ideas along international networks, focusing specifically on port cities and the global architecture of oil. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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