Cities on rails : the development of railway stations and their surroundings / Luca Bertonlini and Tejo Spit.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bertonlini, Luca.

Contributor:

Spit, Tejo.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Railroad stations.

Railroads--Buildings and structures.

Railroads.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 238 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : E & FN Spon, 1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-14416-5

9786610144167

0-203-98043-3

9780203980439

OCLC:

475946902