Shaping the City: Studies in History, Theory and Urban Design [Paperback]

Taking on the key issues in urban design, Shaping the City examines the critical ideas that have driven these themes and debates through a study of particular cities at important periods in their development. As well as retaining crucial discussions about cities such as Los Angeles, Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, Philadelphia, and Brasilia at particular moments in their history that exemplified the problems and themes at hand like the mega-city, the post-colonial city and New Urbanism, in this new edition the editors have introduced new case studies critical to any study of contemporary urbanism  China, Dubai, Tijuana and the wider issues of informal cities in the Global South.

The book serves as both a textbook for classes in urban design, planning and theory and is also attractive to the increasing interest in urbanism by scholars in other fields. Shaping the City provides an essential overview of the range and variety of urbanisms and urban issues that are critical to an understanding of contemporary urbanism.

Abu Dhabi and Dubai: World City Doubles Keller Easterling Atlanta Rem Koolhaas Barcelona  Rethinking Urbanistic Projects Joan Busquets Brasilia  The Project of Brasilia Far?s el-Dahdah Chicago  Superblockism: Chicagos Elastic Grid Sarah Whiting Detroit  Motor City Charles Waldheim Hong Kong-Aformal Urbanism Jonathan D Solomon Los Angeles  Between Cognitive Mapping and Dirty Realism Paulette Singley New Orleans  Ecological Urbanism Victor J. Jones Oslo -- The Triumph of Zombie Urbanism Jonny Aspen Philadelphia  The Urban Design of Philadelphia: Taking the Towne fol³.