Planning and Urban Growth in Nordic Countries

ISBN-13: 9780415511889 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 288 str.

Thomas Hall

Opis

This text examines urban development and planning in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. Emphasis is on the period from the mid-19th century to the present day, and the authors of each study look at their own national developments against the background of those in other Nordic countries as well as the rest of Europe and the USA.

Recenzje

'Very well-presented book to be most fascinating and enjoyable to read ... the book is extensively illustrated.' - Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design

'A pioneering job has been done, not least by the editor, on a large but little researched topic ... You will also have met the first ambitious attempt to bring an overview of Nordic planning into the international planning literature.' - Town Planning Review

'... an excellent overview of this fascinating topic. The overviews of each country are all of a high standard. The book will be of value to anyone with an interest in urban development and settlement patterns.' - CSM

'This book provides an excellent overview of this fascinating topic, flavoured with portraits of planners, their works, philosophies and personalities.' - RICS

Spis treści

Preface. Contributors. The North - Does It Exist? - Thomas Hall. Urban Planning in Denmark - Bo Larsson and Ole Thomassen. Urban Planning in Finland after 1850 - Mikael Sundman. Urban Planning in Norway - Erik Lorange and Jan Eivind Myhre. Urban Planning in Sweden - Thomas Hall. Concluding Remarks: Is There a Nordic Planning Tradition? - Thomas Hall. Index.

O autorze

Thomas Hall