PublishedRoutledge, July 2012 |
ISBN9780415554473 |
FormatSoftcover, 328 pages |
Dimensions27.6cm × 21.9cm |
Masterplanning Futures uses fully illustrated essays written by the author, each dealing with a masterplanning exercise in a different cultural and political context- together with three essays specially commissioned from leading figures in masterplanning - this book critically analyses the process of developing a masterplan in the contemporary global context.
Historically spatial masterplans for cities have all too often been top-down exercises in projecting power in the form of physical change at the expense of social and culture structures. Today, masterplanning has a crucial role to play, but as a flexible and fluid tool for delivering renewal. With examples that range from masterplans for entire cities in China to the Middle East through cohesive frameworks of new uses for a post-industrial zone to cities looking to reverse population decline and improve urban bio-diversity, Masterplanning Futures sets out a radical and exciting future for masterplanning in our urban areas. The author's research was made possble in part thanks to a contribution from the SfA (Netherlands Architecture Fund).
