Planning Twentieth Century Capital Cities

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Foreword Anthony Sutcliffe Acknowledgements. Illustration Sources and Credits. The Contributors 1. Capital Cities in the Twentieth Century David L.A. Gordon 2. Seven Types of Capital City Peter Hall 3. The Urban Design of Twentieth Century Capitals Lawrence J. Vale 4. Paris: From the Legacy of Haussmann to the Pursuit of Cultural Supremacy Paul White 5. Moscow and St Petersburg: A Tale of Two Capitals Michael H. Lang 6. Helsinki: From Provincial to National Centre Laura Kolbe 7. London: The Contradictory Capital Dennis Hardy 8. Tokyo: Forged by Market Forces and Not the Power of Planning Shun-ichi Watanabe 9. Washington: The DC's History of Unresolved Planning Conflicts Isabelle Gournay 10. Canberra: Where Landscape is Pre-Eminent Christopher Vernon 11. Ottawa-Hull: Lumber Town to National Capital David L.A. Gordon 12. Brasilia: A Capital in the Hinterland Geraldo Nogueira Batista, Sylvia Ficher, Francisco Leitao and Dionisio Alves de Franca 13. New Delhi: Imperial Capital to Capital of the World's Largest Democracy Souro D. Joardar 14. Berlin: Capital under Changing Political Regimes Wolfgang Sonne 15. Rome: Where Great Events not Regular Planning Bring Development Giorgio Piccinato 16. Chandigarh: India's Modernist Experiment Nihal Perera 17. Brussels: Capital of Belgium and 'Capital of Europe' Carola Hein 18. New York City: Super-Capital - Not by Government Alone Eugenie L. Birch 19. What is the Future of Capital Cities? Peter Hall Bibliography. Subject Index. Index of Towns and Cities. Index of Persons

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