Screen LibraryTall buildings and the city : improving the understanding of placemaking, imageability, and tourism /
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| Main Authors: | |
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| Published: |
Springer,
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| Publisher Address: | Singapore : |
| Publication Dates: | [2020] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
The Urban Book series,
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| Carrier Form: | xii, 477 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: |
9789811560286 9811560285 |
| Index Number: | NA6232 |
| CLC: | TU241.8 |
| Call Number: | TU241.8/A316-1 |
| Contents: | Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Overview -- 1.2 Book Outline -- References -- 2 Tall Building Construction Boom: A Global Snapshot -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Continental Shares and Global Cities -- 2.2.1 Asia -- 2.2.2 Europe -- 2.2.3 North America -- 2.2.4 Middle East -- 2.2.5 Oceania -- 2.2.6 South America -- 2.2.7 Central America -- 2.2.8 Africa -- 2.3 Why Tall Buildings? -- 2.3.1 Urban Population Increase -- 2.3.2 Demographic Change -- 2.3.3 Global Competition and Globalization -- 2.3.4 Urban Regeneration -- 2.3.5 Urban Agglomeration |