ePub Planning Twentieth Century Capital Cities (Planning; History and Environment Series) by From Routledge in Arts-Photography

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The twentieth century witnessed an unprecedented increase in the number of capital cities worldwide ndash; in 1900 there were only about forty; but by 2000 there were more than two hundred. And this; surely; is reason enough for a book devoted to the planning and development of capital cities in the twentieth century.However; the focus here is not only on recently created capitals. Indeed; the case studies which make up the core of the book show that; while very different; the development of London or Rome presents as great a challenge to planners and politicians as the design and building of Brasiacute;lia or Chandigarh. Put simply; this book sets out to explore what makes capital cities different from other cities; why their planning is unique; and why there is such variety from one city to another.Sir Peter Hallrsquo;s lsquo;Seven Types of Capital Cityrsquo; and Lawrence Valersquo;s lsquo;The Urban Design of Twentieth Century Capital Citiesrsquo; provide the setting for the fifteen case studies which follow ndash; Paris; Moscow and St Petersburg; Helsinki; London; Tokyo; Washington; Canberra; Ottawa-Hull; Brasiacute;lia; New Delhi; Berlin; Rome; Chandigarh; Brussels; New York. To bring the book to a close Peter Hall looks to the future of capital cities in the twenty-first century.For anyone with an interest in urban planning and design; architectural; planning and urban history; urban geography; or simply capital cities and why they are what they are; Planning Twentieth Century Capital Cities will be the key source book for a long time to come.