The making of Hong Kong : from vertical to volumetric / Barrie Shelton, Justyna Karakiewicz, Thomas Kvan.

Main entry:

Shelton, Barrie, 1944-

Title & Author:

The making of Hong Kong : from vertical to volumetric / Barrie Shelton, Justyna Karakiewicz, Thomas Kvan.

Publication:

New York, NY : Routledge, 2011.

Description:

viii, 184 pages : illustrations, maps (some color) ; 26 cm.

Series:

Planning, history and environment series

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 172-180) and index.
A state of intencity -- Precedents -- Long, low, and intense : from possession point to World War II -- Massing and rising : the post-war decades -- Vertical and volumetric : post 1980 -- Podium and tower -- Emerging volumetric : components -- Conclusion : vertical and volumetric.

Summary:

Investigating what the history of Hong Kong's urban development has to teach other cities as they face environmental challenges, social & demographic change & the need for new models of dense urbanism, this book offers a thorough study of the high-rise intensity of Hong Kong.

ISBN:

9780415487016 (hbk. ; alk. paper)
0415487013 (hbk. ; alk. paper)
9780203835609 (ebk)
0203835603 (ebk)

Subject:

Cities and towns China Hong Kong History.
Cities and towns Growth.
Villes Chine Hongkong Histoire.
Villes Croissance.
urban sprawl.
suburban growth.
Architecture and Planning.
Cities and towns
China Hong Kong

Form/genre:

History

Added entries:

Karakiewicz, Justyna, 1954-
Kvan, Thomas.
Planning, history, and the environment series.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 277979
Call No.: BIB 213263
Status: Available

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