How cities work : an introduction /

How Cities Work: An Introduction discusses how cities work and compares methods used in understanding the cities. Organized into five parts, this book begins by elucidating the interactions between city and its region, as well as between people and facilities. Subsequent part explains how the intera...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Needham, Barrie
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; Elmsford, N.Y. : Pergamon Press, 1977.
Edición:1st ed.
Colección:Pergamon international library of science, technology, engineering, and social studies.
Temas:
City planning.
Cities and towns.
City planning > Great Britain.
Cities and towns > Great Britain.
Urban geography.
Cities
City Planning
Urbanisme.
G�eographie urbaine.
Urbanisme > Grande-Bretagne.
Villes > Grande-Bretagne.
Villes.
cities.
urban planning.
human geography.
Urban geography
Cities and towns
City planning
Steden.
Stadsplanning.
Great Britain
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Cover; How Cities Work: An Introduction; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Two Tales of a City; CHAPTER 1. Studying the City; A SYSTEMS APPROACH; AN ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; THE APPROACH OF INDIVIDUALISM; URBAN SYSTEMS; DIFFICULTIES WITH STUDYING PARTIAL SYSTEMS; DIFFICULTIES WITH STUDYING SYSTEMS AS WHOLES; INDEX TO REFERENCES IN CHAPTER 1; FURTHER READING FOR CHAPTER 1; CHAPTER 2. Examples of Planning Mistakes; INTRODUCTION; PLANNING BLIGHT; THE DEATH AND LIFE OF GREAT AMERICAN CITIES; SOME ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF REGIONAL PLANNING IN LONDON; HOUSING AND INDUSTRY IN INNER CITY AREAS
  • THE LIMITATIONS OF PHYSICAL PLANNINGINDEX TO REFERENCES IN CHAPTER 2; Part I: Interactions between a City and Its Region; CHAPTER 3. Flows of People; INTRODUCTION; FLOWS OF PEOPLE INTO THE TOWN FOR SERVICES; FLOWS OF PEOPLE INTO THE TOWN FOR WORK; FLOWS OF PEOPLE OUT OF THE TOWNS FOR RECREATION; SOME FINANCIAL EFFECTS OF THESE FLOWS; INDEX TO REFERENCES IN CHAPTER 3; FURTHER READING FOR CHAPTER 3; CHAPTER 4. Floods and Overspills; MIGRATION OUT OF THE TOWNS; OVERSPILL, PLANNED AND UNPLANNED; GREEN BELTS; THE METROPOLITAN FRINGE; SOME FINANCIAL EFFECTS; INDEX TO REFERENCES IN CHAPTER 4
  • FURTHER READING FOR CHAPTER 4Part II: Interactions between People and Facilities; CHAPTER 5. People and Housing; THE SUPPLY AND DEMAND APPROACH; HOUSING AS A PUBLIC AND A PRIVATE CONCERN; HOUSEHOLDS AND DWELLINGS; HOUSING DEMAND AND HOUSING SUPPLY; DEMAND; SUPPLY; HOUSING MARKETS; INDEX TO REFERENCES IN CHAPTER 5; FURTHER READING FOR CHAPTER 5; CHAPTER 6. People and Industry; INTRODUCTION; PEOPLE SUPPLYING LABOUR; INDUSTRY DEMANDING LABOUR; THE LOCATIONS OF LABOUR SUPPLY AND LABOUR DEMAND; LABOUR MARKETS; INDEX TO REFERENCES IN CHAPTER 6; FURTHER READING FOR CHAPTER 6
  • CHAPTER 7. People and Commercial ServicesSERVICES COMMERCIALLY PROVIDED; THE DEMAND FOR, AND THE SUPPLY OF, SERVICES; LOCATION THEORIES; MARKETS FOR SERVICES; INDEX TO REFERENCES IN CHAPTER 7; FURTHER READING FOR CHAPTER 7; Part III: Distance and Location; CHAPTER 8. Interactions between Activities and Locations; ACTIVITY SYSTEMS; INTERACTIONS WITHIN AN ACTIVITY SYSTEM; INTERACTIONS BETWEEN ACTIVITY SYSTEMS; FUNCTIONAL AREAS; INTERACTIONS BETWEEN FUNCTIONAL AREAS; INDEX TO REFERENCES IN CHAPTER 8; FURTHER READING FOR CHAPTER 8
  • CHAPTER 9. Interactions between Social Groups, House Types, and House LocationsINTRODUCTION; HOUSING DEMAND AND HOUSING SUPPLY; THE ALLOCATION OF SUPPLY AMONG DEMANDERS; SOME THEORIES OF THE SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEM; INTERACTION BETWEEN HOUSING AREAS; INDEX TO REFERENCES IN CHAPTER 9; FURTHER READING FOR CHAPTER 9; CHAPTER 10. Interactions between Traffic and Land Use; INTRODUCTION; THEORIES TO EXPLAIN TRAFFIC; INDEX TO REFERENCES IN CHAPTER 10; FURTHER READING FOR CHAPTER 10; Part IV: Improving Cities; CHAPTER 11. The Effects of Public Policies on Cities; INTRODUCTION; METHODS OF ANALYSIS

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