Urban Future 21: A Global Agenda for Twenty-First Century Cities / Edition 1

by Peter Hall, Ulrich Pfeiffer

Overview

Prepared for the World Commission on Twenty-First Century Urbanization Conference in Berlin in July 2000. This book is an entirely new and comprehensive review of the state of world urban development at the millennium and a forecast of the main issues that will dominate urban debates in the next 25 years. It is the most significant book on cities and city planning problems to appear for many years.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415240758
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	07/07/2000
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	380
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Peter Hall is Professor at the Bartlett School of Planning, University College London. Ulrich Pfeiffer is an economic adviser to the German government in Bonn.

Table of Contents

I - The Millennial Change. II - Trends and Outcomes: The Urban World of 2025. III - Two Scenarios: The Urban World of 2025. IV - Rising to the Urban Challenge: Governance and Policy. V: Good Governance in Practice: An Action Plan.

Editorial Reviews

'A major contribution to the literature of urban planning, bringing together as it does the challenges posed by cities across the world, rather than just one part of it. In doing so it will extend the understanding of many involved in urban development in the developed world and challenge them to see their concerns in the light of the much greater urban problems elsewhere.' - Foresight

'Brings together a number of interesting planning ideas and can serve as a stimulating vehicle for discussion among practitioners... Recommended for planning and social science collections, especially those focused on futuristics.' - Choice

'The book is very informative and can inspire traditional as well as barefoot urban policy makers.' Urban Design Quarterly

'A major contribution to the literature of urban planning, bringing together as it does the challenges posed by cities across the world, rather than just one part of it. In doing so it will extend the understanding of many involved in urban development in the developed world and challenge them to see their concerns in the light of the much greater urban problems elsewhere.' - Foresight

'Brings together a number of interesting planning ideas and can serve as a stimulating vehicle for discussion among practitioners... Recommended for planning and social science collections, especially those focused on futuristics.' - Choice

'Anybody interested in the world and how it may develop will find this a fascinating read.' - Scottish Planning and Environmental Law

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