Screen LibraryA future of polycentric cities : how urban life, land supply, smart technologies and sustainable transport are reshaping cities /
"In this book, Dr Cole Hendrigan examines the options for sustainable transport and land-use planning based on building heights, mixes of land-use, transportation mode capacity and others to build the next generation of parks, housing, commercial and retail spaces along high-capacity rail corri...
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Palgrave Macmillan,
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| Publisher Address: | Singapore : |
| Publication Dates: | [2020] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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"In this book, Dr Cole Hendrigan examines the options for sustainable transport and land-use planning based on building heights, mixes of land-use, transportation mode capacity and others to build the next generation of parks, housing, commercial and retail spaces along high-capacity rail corridors. Following the paradigm of 'Transit Oriented Development', Dr Hendrigan provides unique knowledge and insights on how to best make the transition towards more sustainable and livable cities, offering a practical method to better integrate transport and urban development to this end"--Back cover. |
| Carrier Form: | xix, 377 pages : illustrations, maps, charts ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-377). |
| ISBN: |
9789811391682 9811391688 9789811391712 9811391718 |
| Index Number: | HT241 |
| CLC: | C912.81 |
| Call Number: | C912.81/H498 |
| Contents: | Chapter 1 Freedom in Cities -- Chapter 2 Smart Cities and Smart Citizens: Are They the Same? -- Chapter 3 Global City Shaping -- Chapter 4 Research and Results -- Chapter 5 Analysis and Discussion -- Chapter 6 Conclusion: The Transit Oriented Region -- Bibliography -- Appendices. |