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The Australian Metropolis: A Planning History
Contributor(s): Freestone, Robert (Editor), Hamnett, Stephen (Editor)
ISBN: 0419258000     ISBN-13: 9780419258001
Publisher: Routledge
OUR PRICE:   $161.50  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: December 1999
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Annotation: The Australian Metropolis provides a single-volume introduction to the development of urbanplanning. It fills the need for a convenient, initial resource for anyone interested in the broad evolutionary sweep of modern planning. By setting the evolution of Australian planning within its broader societal context, The Australian Metropolis presents a balanced appraisal of the positive, negative and ambivalent legacies resulting from attempts to plan Australia's major cities.
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BISAC Categories:
- Architecture | Urban & Land Use Planning
- Political Science | Public Policy - City Planning & Urban Development
- Architecture | Landscape
Dewey: 307.121
LCCN: 99012486
Series: Studies in History, Planning, and the Environment
Physical Information: 0.93" H x 6.34" W x 9.02" (1.25 lbs) 240 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Australian
- Demographic Orientation - Urban
 
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Publisher Description:

The Australian Metropolis splendidly fills a huge gap in the literature on Australian cities. It is the definitive account of the history of Australian cities and the crucial role which planning has played in their genesis and growth. Spanning two centuries from the very beginning until the present day, it will instantly become a standard work ' Professor Sir Peter Hall, author of Cities in Civilisation..
The Australian Metropolis provides a single-volume introduction to the development of urban planning. It fills the need for a convenient, initial resource for anyone interested in the broad evolutionary sweep of modern planning. By setting the evolution of Australian planning within its broader societal context, The Australian Metropolis presents a balanced appraisal of the positive, negative and ambivalent legacies resulting from attempts to plan Australia's major cities. This book is the winner of two Royal Australian Planning Institute Awards for Planning Excellence in 2000/2001, including the New South Wales' Division Prize for Planning Scholarship in February 2001.