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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458519803321

Autore

Freestone Robert

Titolo

Urban nation [[electronic resource] ] : Australia's planning heritage / / Robert Freestone

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Collingwood, Vic., : CSIRO Pub. in association with the Dept. of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts and the Australian Heritage Council, c2010

ISBN

1-283-15624-5

9786613156242

0-643-10013-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (333 p.)

Disciplina

307.12160994

Soggetti

City planning - Australia - History

Land use - Planning - History

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 288-313) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; CONTENTS; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1 A National Narrative; Chapter 2 Imagining Ideal Places; Chapter 3 Founding the Capital Cities; Chapter 4 A Nation of Planned Towns; Chapter 5 Metropolitan Strategies; Chapter 6 Suburban Dreams; Chapter 7 Renewing Cities; Chapter 8 Parks, Precincts and the Public Realm; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

Provides the first national survey of the historical impact of urban planning and design on the Australian landscape.