Research Catalog

Title

Urban lifestyles : spaces, places, people : proceedings of an International Conference on Cities in the New Millenium, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, 14-16 September 2000 / edited by John F. Benson & Maggie H. Roe.

Author

International Conference on Cities in the New Millenium (2000 : Newcastle upon Tyne, England)

Publication

Rotterdam ; Brookfield : A.A. Balkema, 2000.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Benson, John F., 1947-
• Roe, Maggie H.

Description

xiv, 307 pages : illustrations, maps; 26 cm

Subject

• City and town life > Congresses
• Cities and towns > Congresses
• City planning > Congresses
• Sociology, Urban > Congresses
• Cities and towns
• City and town life
• City planning
• Sociology, Urban
• Leefwijze
• Stadsbevolking
• Stedelijke ontwikkeling
• Stadsplanering
• Stadsliv
• Stadssociologi

Genre/Form

Conference papers and proceedings.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Policy, strategy and urban lifestyles -- Urban lifestyles: The future / J. Blackie 3 -- Creating an environmental vision / J. Harman 5 -- Planning, design and urban lifestyles -- Getting there: Working towards places that last / Tj. Deelstra 9 -- Hype, hyperbole, and health: Therapeutic site design / J.M. Westphal 19 -- Spaces, places, people -- Urban regeneration through cultural masterplanning / T. Farrell 29 -- Towards sociable cities / G. Bell 35 -- Politics and poetics of place: What do we mean by the public realm in contemporary urban policy? / K. Worpole 41 -- Theoretical approaches to transforming spaces and places -- Experiental landscape: Place, neighbourhood and community in landscape architecture / K. Thwaites 49 -- Using and conceiving public space influenced by urban transformation / M. Bassand, M. Zepf 57 -- Monuments of tomorrow: Industrial ruins at century's end / J. Dickinson 65 -- Changes of space use as a function of lifestyle and space characteristics (the Iranian context) / M. Abbaszadegan 73 -- Techno-trends: Urban design implications of the electronic age / R. Durack 81 -- Practice of restoring spaces and places -- Holyrood Project, Edinburgh: Urban regeneration within a World Heritage site / S.W. Filor 89 -- Sharing the Civic Realm: Pedestrian adaptation in the post modern city / R.F. Abrams, T.R. Ozdil 97 -- Cultural continuity of Istanbul through urban promenades / S.E. Soygenis 105 -- Urban landscapes could make a brownfield site green / M. Juvara, C. Barrett, I. Carradice 113 -- Restoration of Mowbray Gardens, Sunderland / P. Gowans 121 -- Policy, planning and place-making -- Towards a healthier environment for London / H.R. Howes 131 -- Spatial aspects of the socio-cultural local context in post-socialist urban planning / E. Dimitrova 139 -- Urban parks and green space: Quality of life and LA21 / G.L. Evans, J. Bohrer 147 -- Evidence of the socio-political implications of urban design / L. Kathlene, J. Lynn 155 -- Market-based transportation finance reform in the central Puget Sound region / R. Cipriani, M. Kitchen 163 -- Design and planning for sustainability -- Practice of sustainable landscape design and its relevance to the global urban population / M. Herrmann 175 -- Urban forestry landscapes--Urban lifestyles and urban living / R.W. Coles, S.C. Bussey 185 -- Earth sheltering a positive contribution to help the greening of city environments / D.A. Woods 193 -- Greenways and quiet roads--Urban transport choices / J. Turner 197 -- Locating sustainability: Competing visions of urban technology / G. Farmer, S. Guy 201 -- People, perception and policy -- A nice place to live? The role of urban livability rankings in the construction of public policy / E.J. McCann 211 -- Opening up the suburbs for the urban poor: What types of localities will housing voucher recipients migrate to? / D.P. Varady, C.A. Walker 219 -- But would you live here? Researching attitudes towards Newcastle upon Tyne's urban area / T.G. Townshend 221 -- People and their aesthetic tastes for streetscape / R.H.S. Rezazadeh 229 -- Sustainable living in high density cities: Pilot study in Hong Kong / O. Chung, P. Jones 235 -- People, cultures and diversity -- Quality of life for refugees: A challenge for governance / E.A. Ahmed, H. Thomas 245 -- Landscapes of cultural production and regeneration / J. Foord, G.L. Evans 249 -- Discovering 'lost voices' of the community in regenerating Hong Kong / A.H.S. Cook, M.K. Ng 257 -- Outsiders in the urban landscape? An analysis of ethnic minority landscape projects / R. MacFarlane, D. Fuller, M. Jeffries 265 -- Open use for open spaces / D. Grimm-Pretner, L. Licka 273 -- Poster summaries -- A development programme for urban fisheries in England and Wales / M. Diamond, M. Aprahamian, M. Atherton 283 -- A multi-cultural perspective on urban green3 space / C. Rishbeth 287 -- Big value from small public spaces--Lesson from New York / E. Knighton 289 -- Cities, people and social exclusion / M.K. Bhogal 291 -- Cybercity--An urban matrix of the information society / V. Petresin 293 -- Intervening with history: Sandeman House/Netherbow Closes, Edinburgh / K. Horner 295 -- Speak to me in a language I can hear / M. Maple, R. Milligan, S. Handley, L. Handley 297 -- Urban forestry and its contribution to a quality urban lifestyle / A. Simson 299 -- Urban life styles in global-local life: With special reference to the City of Izmir, Turkey / S.G. Dundar, Z. Ersoy 301.

ISBN

• 9058091694
• 9789058091697

LCCN

2003266959

OCLC

• ocm45276092
• 45276092
• SCSB-1149306

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library