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
Saved in:
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Oxford [u.a.]
Oxford University Press
2010
|
| Edition: | 1. publ. |
| Series: | Would you believe ...
|
| Subjects: | |
| Summary: | 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 |
| Item Description: | 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? |
| Physical Description: | 48 S. zahlr. Ill. 24,5 cm |
| ISBN: | 9780199119707 0199119708 |
Staff View
MARC
| LEADER | 00000nam a2200000 c 4500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | BV042605447 | ||
| 003 | DE-604 | ||
| 005 | 00000000000000.0 | ||
| 007 | t | ||
| 008 | 150609s2010 xxka||| |||| 00||| eng d | ||
| 020 | |a 9780199119707 |c pbk. |9 978-0-19-911970-7 | ||
| 020 | |a 0199119708 |c (pbk.) |9 0-19-911970-8 | ||
| 035 | |a (DE-599)BVBBV042605447 | ||
| 040 | |a DE-604 |b ger |e rakwb | ||
| 041 | 0 | |a eng | |
| 044 | |a xxk |c GB | ||
| 049 | |a DE-M336 | ||
| 100 | 1 | |a Platt, Richard |d 1953- |e Verfasser |0 (DE-588)130583529 |4 aut | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Would you believe ... Vatican City is a country?! |b and other metroplitan marvels |c Richard Platt |
| 250 | |a 1. publ. | ||
| 264 | 1 | |a Oxford [u.a.] |b Oxford University Press |c 2010 | |
| 300 | |a 48 S. |b zahlr. Ill. |c 24,5 cm | ||
| 336 | |b txt |2 rdacontent | ||
| 337 | |b n |2 rdamedia | ||
| 338 | |b nc |2 rdacarrier | ||
| 490 | 0 | |a Would you believe ... | |
| 500 | |a 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? | ||
| 520 | |a 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 | ||
| 650 | 4 | |a Cities and towns / History / Juvenile literature | |
| 650 | 4 | |a Sociology, Urban / Juvenile literature | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Cities and towns |2 fast | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Sociology, Urban |2 fast | |
| 650 | 4 | |a Geschichte | |
| 650 | 4 | |a Stadt | |
| 999 | |a oai:aleph.bib-bvb.de:BVB01-028038423 | ||
Record in the Search Index
| _version_ | 1804174774878863360 |
|---|---|
| any_adam_object | |
| author | Platt, Richard 1953- |
| author_GND | (DE-588)130583529 |
| author_facet | Platt, Richard 1953- |
| author_role | aut |
| author_sort | Platt, Richard 1953- |
| author_variant | r p rp |
| building | Verbundindex |
| bvnumber | BV042605447 |
| ctrlnum | (DE-599)BVBBV042605447 |
| edition | 1. publ. |
| format | Book |
| fullrecord | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><collection xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/MARC21/slim"><record><leader>01958nam a2200385 c 4500</leader><controlfield tag="001">BV042605447</controlfield><controlfield tag="003">DE-604</controlfield><controlfield tag="005">00000000000000.0</controlfield><controlfield tag="007">t</controlfield><controlfield tag="008">150609s2010 xxka||| |||| 00||| eng d</controlfield><datafield tag="020" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">9780199119707</subfield><subfield code="c">pbk.</subfield><subfield code="9">978-0-19-911970-7</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="020" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">0199119708</subfield><subfield code="c">(pbk.)</subfield><subfield code="9">0-19-911970-8</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(DE-599)BVBBV042605447</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="040" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">DE-604</subfield><subfield code="b">ger</subfield><subfield code="e">rakwb</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="041" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">eng</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="044" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">xxk</subfield><subfield code="c">GB</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="049" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">DE-M336</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="100" ind1="1" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Platt, Richard</subfield><subfield code="d">1953-</subfield><subfield code="e">Verfasser</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)130583529</subfield><subfield code="4">aut</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="245" ind1="1" ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Would you believe ... Vatican City is a country?!</subfield><subfield code="b">and other metroplitan marvels</subfield><subfield code="c">Richard Platt</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="250" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">1. publ.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="264" ind1=" " ind2="1"><subfield code="a">Oxford [u.a.]</subfield><subfield code="b">Oxford University Press</subfield><subfield code="c">2010</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="300" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">48 S.</subfield><subfield code="b">zahlr. Ill.</subfield><subfield code="c">24,5 cm</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="336" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="b">txt</subfield><subfield code="2">rdacontent</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="337" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="b">n</subfield><subfield code="2">rdamedia</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="338" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="b">nc</subfield><subfield code="2">rdacarrier</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="490" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Would you believe ...</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="500" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">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?</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="520" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">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</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Cities and towns / History / Juvenile literature</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Sociology, Urban / Juvenile literature</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">Cities and towns</subfield><subfield code="2">fast</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">Sociology, Urban</subfield><subfield code="2">fast</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Geschichte</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Stadt</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="999" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">oai:aleph.bib-bvb.de:BVB01-028038423</subfield></datafield></record></collection> |
| id | DE-604.BV042605447 |
| illustrated | Illustrated |
| indexdate | 2024-07-10T07:05:45Z |
| institution | BVB |
| isbn | 9780199119707 0199119708 |
| language | English |
| oai_aleph_id | oai:aleph.bib-bvb.de:BVB01-028038423 |
| open_access_boolean | |
| owner | DE-M336 |
| owner_facet | DE-M336 |
| physical | 48 S. zahlr. Ill. 24,5 cm |
| publishDate | 2010 |
| publishDateSearch | 2010 |
| publishDateSort | 2010 |
| publisher | Oxford University Press |
| record_format | marc |
| series2 | Would you believe ... |
| spelling | Platt, Richard 1953- Verfasser (DE-588)130583529 aut Would you believe ... Vatican City is a country?! and other metroplitan marvels Richard Platt 1. publ. Oxford [u.a.] Oxford University Press 2010 48 S. zahlr. Ill. 24,5 cm txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Would you believe ... 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? 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 Cities and towns / History / Juvenile literature Sociology, Urban / Juvenile literature Cities and towns fast Sociology, Urban fast Geschichte Stadt |
| spellingShingle | Platt, Richard 1953- Would you believe ... Vatican City is a country?! and other metroplitan marvels Cities and towns / History / Juvenile literature Sociology, Urban / Juvenile literature Cities and towns fast Sociology, Urban fast Geschichte Stadt |
| title | Would you believe ... Vatican City is a country?! and other metroplitan marvels |
| title_auth | Would you believe ... Vatican City is a country?! and other metroplitan marvels |
| title_exact_search | Would you believe ... Vatican City is a country?! and other metroplitan marvels |
| title_full | Would you believe ... Vatican City is a country?! and other metroplitan marvels Richard Platt |
| title_fullStr | Would you believe ... Vatican City is a country?! and other metroplitan marvels Richard Platt |
| title_full_unstemmed | Would you believe ... Vatican City is a country?! and other metroplitan marvels Richard Platt |
| title_short | Would you believe ... Vatican City is a country?! |
| title_sort | would you believe vatican city is a country and other metroplitan marvels |
| title_sub | and other metroplitan marvels |
| topic | Cities and towns / History / Juvenile literature Sociology, Urban / Juvenile literature Cities and towns fast Sociology, Urban fast Geschichte Stadt |
| topic_facet | Cities and towns / History / Juvenile literature Sociology, Urban / Juvenile literature Cities and towns Sociology, Urban Geschichte Stadt |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT plattrichard wouldyoubelievevaticancityisacountryandothermetroplitanmarvels |