Creating Cities/Building Cities
Architecture and Urban Competitiveness
$398.59
- Hardcover
224 pages
- Release Date
29 December 2017
Summary
For the past 150 years, architecture has been a significant tool in the hands of city planners and leaders. In Creating Cities/Building Cities, Peter Karl Kresl and Daniele Ietri illustrate how these planners and leaders have utilized architecture to achieve a variety of aims, influencing the situation, perception and competitiveness of their cities.
Whether the objective is branding, re-vitalization of the economy, beautification, development of an economic and business cent…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781786431608 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1786431602 |
| Author: | Daniele Ietri, Peter Karl Kresl |
| Publisher: | Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd |
| Imprint: | Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 29 December 2017 |
| Weight: | 450g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 156mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
‘The interdisciplinary character of this book makes it a good read for academics, policy-makers and students, especially for those at the junctions of city planning, architecture, geography and economics.’ – İbrahim Semih Akçomak, Regional Studies‘In the 21st century, cities will increasingly become the dominant centres of economic and social activity and interaction. Understanding how they evolve and develop will be of crucial importance to ensuring their long-term success and sustainability. This book is a very welcome addition to the literature that seeks to explain both the tangible and intangible factors underpinning effective urban development.’ – Robert Huggins, Cardiff University, UK
About The Author
Daniele Ietri
Peter Karl Kresl is the Charles P. Vaughan Professor of Economics Emeritus at Bucknell University, US.
Daniele Ietri is affiliated with the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy.
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