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The future of the city centre : global perspectives / edited by Bob Giddings and Robert J Rogerson.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Routledge critical studies in urbanism and the city
- Routledge studies in urbanism and the city
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Urban cores.
- City planning--Environmental aspects.
- City planning.
- Urban renewal.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xvi, 271 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color).
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2023.
- Biography/History:
- Bob Giddings is Professor of Architecture and Urban Design in the Department of Architecture and Built Environment at Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. He has extensively researched the city, which included work for his doctorate - Towards the Urban Restoration of Newcastle upon Tyne. He has since published over 70 papers on architecture and urbanism and supervised 20 successful PhDs. Bob was the principal investigator on the Future of the City Centre project. Previously, he was one of the originators and associate director of the acclaimed Sustainable Cities Research Institute and has been Visiting Professor at two European university faculties of architecture. Robert J Rogerson is Academic Director of the Institute for Future Cities at the University of Strathclyde, UK. Trained as a geographer, he has worked for more than 30 years with and for communities, seeking to improve their quality of life, making them more sustainable and resilient, and helping to create more inclusive cities. He was co-investigator on the Future of the City Centre project and is currently undertaking projects that enhance social connectedness. Robert has published extensively on sustainable communities and active citizenship and works with local authorities globally as well as the UK Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office to find innovative solutions to urban problems.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 13, 2023).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Future of the city centre
- ISBN:
- 9781003141198
- 1003141196
- 9781000821055
- 1000821056
- 9781000820980
- 100082098X
- Publisher Number:
- 40031515245
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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