Cities on rails [[electronic resource] ] : the development of railway stations and their surroundings / / Luca Bertonlini and Tejo Spit

• Autore: Bertonlini Luca
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York, : E & FN Spon, 1998
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (247 p.)
• Disciplina: 711.4094; 711.75
• Soggetto topico: Railroad stations; Railroads - Buildings and structures
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: SpitTejo
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 Railway station area redevelopment in the spotlight; 2 The railway station as node and place; 3 What makes the development potential of a railway station location?; 4 How to realize the potential?; 5 Euralille; 6 Utrecht Centrum Project and the Zuidas; 7 Stockholm City West; 8 Basel EuroVille and Zentrum Zürich Nord; 9 King's Cross railway lands; 10 Conclusions; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The development of railway stations and their surroundings is an emerging feature in current urban projects. Based on a series of the most inspiring contemporary European examples of station redevelopment, this book will help planners and urban designers understand the specific and complex nature of station locations. Based on their extensive research, the authors, pioneers of studies in the field in the last few years, harness and expand the body of knowledge and present guiding principles and conditions for successful implementation of such planning projects.
• Titolo autorizzato: Cities on rails
• ISBN: 1-280-14416-5; 9786610144167; 0-203-98043-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910450532503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II