Planning for Tall Buildings.
In drawing together the experiences of seven varied cities, this book contributes to the ongoing debate about the role of the tall building in our cities, their potential impacts and the experiences of those who use and inhabit them. The conclusions outline how cities should approach the strategic p...
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| Language: | English |
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Hoboken :
Taylor and Francis,
2012
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- Front Cover; Planning for Tall Buildings; Copyright Page; Contents; List of tables; Image credits; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. The tall building typology; 2. The potential impacts of tall buildings; 3. The emergence of planning frameworks for tall buildings; 4. The conservation challenge of tall buildings; 5. Tall buildings in Liverpool: balancing conservation and change in the maritime mercantile city; 6. Tall buildings in Manchester: while Liverpool thinks, Manchester constructs; 7. Tall buildings in Birmingham: the new image of the city?
- 8. "The blue, the green and the city in between": tensions between conservation and tall building development in Oslo9. Tall buildings in Dublin: property-led regeneration within an evolving conservation planning framework; 10. Tall buildings in Newcastle-upon-Tyne: reconciling the past with the present?; 11. Tall buildings in Vancouver: celebrating the "cult of the view"; 12. Conclusions; Notes; References; Index.
