The Making of Hong Kong: From Vertical to Volumetric (Planning, History and Environment Series)
by Barrie Shelton
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This book investigates what the history of Hong Kong's urban development has to teach other cities as they face environmental challenges, social and demographic change and the need for new models of dense urbanism. The authors describe how the high-rise intensity of Hong Kong came about; how the forest of towers are in fact vertical culs de sac; and how the city might become truly 'volumetric' with mixed activities through multiple levels and 3D movement networks incorporating 'town cubes' show more rather than town squares.For more information, visit the authors' website: http://www.ma show lessTags
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Barrie Shelton is Associate Professor-Urban Design, University of Melbourne and Honorary Associate Professor, University of Sydney.
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- Sociology, Nonfiction, History, Art & Design
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- 307.76095125 — Social sciences Social sciences, sociology & anthropology Communities Specific kinds of communities Urban communities Biography And History Asia China & Korea
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- HT147 .C48 .S5324 — Social sciences Communities. Classes. Races Communities. Classes. Races Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology
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