Would you believe ... Vatican City is a country?!: and other metroplitan marvels

Find out about medieval towns and the extreme cities in the jungle and polar regions. What is suburban bliss and why are some of our cities dying? Read this book from start to finish for a riveting social history or dip in and out for some fascinating and often hilarious facts

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1. Verfasser: Platt, Richard 1953- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Oxford [u.a.] Oxford University Press 2010
Ausgabe:1. publ.
Schriftenreihe:Would you believe ...
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Zusammenfassung:Find out about medieval towns and the extreme cities in the jungle and polar regions. What is suburban bliss and why are some of our cities dying? Read this book from start to finish for a riveting social history or dip in and out for some fascinating and often hilarious facts
Beschreibung:Before the city -- You want to build it HERE?! -- The first cities -- Classical cities of the world -- Medieval towns and cities -- Keeping out stranges -- Floating towns -- Extreme cities -- Surprising cities -- Planning for people -- Starting from scratch -- High-rise city -- Suburban bliss -- Just add water -- Servicing the city -- Beneath the city streets -- Problem cities -- Slums, ghettos and shanty towns -- Death of the city -- Brightening up the city -- What future for the city?
Beschreibung:48 S. zahlr. Ill. 24,5 cm
ISBN:9780199119707
0199119708

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