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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454566503321

Autore

Trip J. J

Titolo

What makes a city? [[electronic resource] ] : planning for "quality of place" : the case of high-speed train station area redevelopment / / [Jan Jacob Trip]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam, the Netherlands, : Delft University Press, 2007

ISBN

1-4416-1670-5

1-60750-227-5

600-00-1423-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (272 p.)

Collana

Sustainable urban areas, , 1574-6410 ; ; 12

Disciplina

307.1/216094

Soggetti

City planning - Europe

Urban renewal - Europe

Railroad stations - Europe

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Delft Centre for Sustainable Urban Areas"--Cover.

"Erratum" inserted.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-248).

Nota di contenuto

Title page; Contents; Preface; Introduction; The setting; The cases; ***; Summary; Samenvatting; References; Interviewees and discussion partners; Questionnaire; Curriculum vitae

Sommario/riassunto

Urban quality is generally considered increasingly important for urban competitiveness. This study therefore investigates the role of urban quality in large-scale urban redevelopment, which is here elaborated in terms of Richard Florida's concept of quality of place.