Leads directly to two experiments in town-founding that by imitation, and imitation of imitation, have had a profound influence on practical urban development throughout the world. This book sets into motion ideas that have helped transform the scientific and political outlook on town structure and town growth.

First published in 1974.

Considers what is meant by the term 'collective consumption' and discusses the main differences between the British and American loyal government systems. This book also explores the relevance of public choice, neo-Weberian and neo-Marxist theories for an understanding of collective consumption.

With due emphasis on the experience of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), the authors present an account of what happened to the towns and cities of Vietnam between the establishment of Ho Chi Minh's socialist state in 1954 and the mid 1980s.

Explores the relationship between urban growth and economic change in Sydney, particularly in the 1970s. This book concentrates on the major productive sectors of economic activity and investigates the various roles of government - local, state and federal. It considers the social consequences of urban change, and evaluates policy options.

Deals with the rise of cities in the United States from the early seventeenth century to the 1960s. This book traces the forces - economic, political, social - that led to urban civilization, beginning with the growth of colonial seaports and local government, and the rise of new cities that competed for wealth and power with the older cities.

As the complexities and interdependencies of modern life increased, so have the resolve to combat the environmental and social ills to which these give rise. This book focuses on the framework of urban problems - the changing demographic, social and economic structure, the shortage of land and transport needs of a complex industrial society.

Presents a collection of nine studies of the way the results of public investment in urban services are shared out among city-dwellers. This book describes the way services such as water supply, electricity, roads and parks are financed and they analyse the way certain residents receive benefits from the public purse while others don't.

Urbanization is of pressing concern to society. Policies for urban growth cannot be confined to the cities themselves, but must extend outwards to include the city and its surrounding areas. This book examines how Britain, with the help of North American experience, has since 1965 pioneered new approaches to the city in its regional dimension.